quicklime
/ˈkwɪklaɪm/noun
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बिना बुझा चूना
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noun
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a white substance (calcium oxide) obtained by heating limestone, which gives out a lot of heat when water is added to it
बिना बुझा चूना
- Quicklime reacts strongly with water to form slaked lime.
- Workers wear gloves when handling quicklime.
Synonyms lime
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Do not confuse quicklime and quicksilver, an old name for mercury.
Quicklime और quicksilver (mercury का पुराना नाम) में भ्रमित न हों।
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General knowledge
Quicklime is calcium oxide, and when water is added it forms slaked lime, which is calcium hydroxide, used in whitewashing.
GK: Quicklime calcium oxide है, और पानी मिलाने पर यह slaked lime यानी calcium hydroxide बनाता है, जिसका प्रयोग सफ़ेदी (whitewash) में होता है।