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Meanings of burnt lime in English

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A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide.

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Usage of burnt lime in English
1
He burnt lime, dragged timber, and tugged at the oar.
For the Term of His Natural Life
2
First, quicklime, which is also called burnt lime, caustic lime, builders' lime, rock lime, and unslaked lime.
Agriculture for Beginners / Revised Edition
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The contents of the husk pits might advantageously be mixed up with the burnt lime, when a sufficiency of it has been saved.
The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom / Considered in...
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The Samuel process (experiment 20) consisted in the injection, first, of a solution of sulphate of iron, and afterward of common burnt lime.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885
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