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单词 calx
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Definition of calx in English:

calx

nounPlural calces kalkskælks
Chemistry archaic
  • A powdery metallic oxide formed when an ore or mineral has been heated.

    〔化〕〈古〉氧化钙(生)石灰;矿灰

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The calx combines with a flux containing phlogiston-rich materials.
    • Boyle knew the tin gained weight as the calx was formed.
    • Other common names by which the compound is known include burnt lime, unslaked lime, fluxing lime, and calx.
    • The reason a metal formed when its calx was heated with charcoal was therefore because the phlogiston left the charcoal and united with the calx.
    • Then a French pharmacist named Pierre Bayen pointed out to Lavoisier that calx of mercury, which we would now call mercuric oxide, can be converted to mercury simply by heating.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, 'lime', probably from Greek khalix 'pebble, limestone'.

Definition of calx in US English:

calx

nounkalkskælks
Chemistry archaic
  • A powdery metallic oxide formed when an ore or mineral has been heated.

    〔化〕〈古〉氧化钙(生)石灰;矿灰

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Boyle knew the tin gained weight as the calx was formed.
    • Then a French pharmacist named Pierre Bayen pointed out to Lavoisier that calx of mercury, which we would now call mercuric oxide, can be converted to mercury simply by heating.
    • The reason a metal formed when its calx was heated with charcoal was therefore because the phlogiston left the charcoal and united with the calx.
    • Other common names by which the compound is known include burnt lime, unslaked lime, fluxing lime, and calx.
    • The calx combines with a flux containing phlogiston-rich materials.

Origin

Late Middle English: from Latin, ‘lime’, probably from Greek khalix ‘pebble, limestone’.

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