Definition of Calxes. Meaning of Calxes. Synonyms of Calxes

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Definition of Calxes

Calxes
Calx Calx, n.; 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.

Meaning of Calxes from wikipedia

- music artist Aphex Twin named four of his tracks after differently coloured calxes (green, yellow, blue and red). "calx | Definition of calx in English by...
- air is composed of two parts, one of which combines with metals to form calxes. In Considérations Générales sur la Nature des Acides (1778), he demonstrated...
- produced by the reaction of acids with fire. He said phlogiston converted calxes into metals while acidum pingue calcined metals (CaCO3 + "acidum pinque"...