Calx

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  • noun. The crumbly residue left after a mineral or metal has been calcined or roasted.
  • noun. undefined
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In anatomy, the heel: commonly used in the Latin genitive (calcis), as in os calcis, the heel-bone or calcaneum.
  • noun. Lime or chalk.
  • noun. The ashy substance which remains after metals, minerals, etc., have been calcined. Metallic calxes are now generally called oxids.
  • noun. Broken and refuse glass, which is restored to the pots.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Quicklime.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston.
  • noun. the oxide left after calcination of a metal.
  • noun. calcium oxide
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
    • Word Usage
    "A calx is a smartstone, a pebble used for calculating."
    cross-reference
    blue calx  chlorinata  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    oxide  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Jell-O  agglomerate  ash-pan  boiling point  bone dust  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    ash  ashes  brand  carbon  charcoal  
    variant
    calces  
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