Calx
WordNet
noun
(1) A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston.
- (Now recognised as being) the oxide left after calcination of a metal.
- calcium oxide
Noun
Related terms
- calculātiō
- calculātor
- calciō
Etymology 2
Possibly from an extension of the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)kel- "to bend", whence also Ancient Greek σκέλος leg.
Noun
- heel, part of the foot on the backside where it becomes the leg