calx Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
    quicklime; fluxing lime; unslaked lime; lime; burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide.

WordNet

Calx noun
Etymology
L. Calx, calcis. limestone; cf. Gr. gravel. , , pebble, Skr. gravel, Ir. carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. Chalk.
Wordforms
plural E Calxes L Calces
Definitions
  1. (Chem.) (a) Quicklime. Obs. (b) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral has been subjected to calcination or combustion by heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine powder. ✍ Metallic calxes are now called oxides.
  2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.

Webster 1913