CALCIUM OXIDE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does calcium oxide mean? 

• CALCIUM OXIDE (noun)
  The noun CALCIUM OXIDE has 1 sense:

1. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

  Familiarity information: CALCIUM OXIDE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALCIUM OXIDE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

burnt lime; calcined lime; calcium oxide; calx; fluxing lime; lime; quicklime; unslaked lime

Hypernyms ("calcium oxide" is a kind of...):

oxide (any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical)

Meronyms (substance of "calcium oxide"):

atomic number 20; Ca; calcium (a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals)

 Context examples 

Calcium oxide is a known carcinogen and is associated with an elevated risk of developing lung cancer.

(Cadmium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)

Calcium oxide is mainly used in nickel-cadmium batteries, but is also used in electroplating, in the production of plastics and nitrile rubbers and as a nematocide and ascaricide in swine.

(Cadmium Oxide, NCI Thesaurus)