 3 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
calx
noun: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium
hydroxide [syn: {calcium oxide}, {quicklime}, {lime}, {calcined
lime}, {fluxing lime}, {unslaked lime}, {burnt lime}]
[also: {calces} (pl)]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Calx \Calx\, noun; pl. E. {Calxes}, L. {Calces}. [L. Calx, calcis.
limestone; cf. Gr. ? gravel. ?, ?, pebble, Skr. ? gravel, Ir.
carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. {Chalk}.]
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.
Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides.
2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
21 Moby Thesaurus words for "calx":
ash, ashes, brand, carbon, charcoal, cinder, clinker, coal, coke,
coom, dross, fume, lava, reek, scoria, slag, smoke, smudge, smut,
soot, sullage
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