🔤 Quicklime ✨

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URDU

انہا چونا، کچا چونا، بنا بجھا چونا
🅰️ Roman Urdu:
anhaa choona, kacha choona, bina bujha choona
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ENGLISH

📚noun
quicklime
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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /ˈkwɪk.laɪm/
Phonetic: /kwik lym/
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DEFINITION

a white caustic alkaline substance consisting of calcium oxide, obtained by heating limestone
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

Farmers spread quicklime on agricultural soil to reduce excess acidity. Mixing quicklime with water produces a strong heat-releasing reaction. Construction workers used quicklime in preparing traditional mortar mixtures. Quicklime must be handled with protective gloves due to its caustic nature. Industrial plants process limestone in high-temperature kilns to produce quicklime.
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SYNONYMS

calcium oxide burnt lime unslaked lime caustic lime
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