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Meanings of calx in inglês

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

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      Usage of calx in inglês
      1
      It cannot be doubted that lime (coctilis calx), which is snow-white and lighter than sponge, is useful for the mightiest buildings.
      The Letters of Cassiodorus / Being a Condensed Translation of th...
      2
      In this connection Lavoisier says: We have, therefore, laid aside the expression metallic calx altogether, and have substituted in its place the word oxide.
      A History of Science — Volume 4
      3
      From the melted ore, in this subterranean region of infernal aspect, is produced a calx, or cinder, of which there is an enormous mountain.
      An History of Birmingham (1783)
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      Calx through the time