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Meaning of calcium oxide | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Ätzkalk Branntkalk Calciumoxid gebrannter Kalk ungelöschter Kalk Weißkalk
Esperanto kalcioksido kalko
Español óxido de calcio
Suomi kalkki kalsiumoksidi
Français oxyde de calcium
Magyar kalcium-oxid
日本語 生石灰 酸化カルシウム
മലയാളം നീറ്റുകക്ക
Nederlands calciumoxide ongebluste kalk
Português óxido de cálcio
Română oxid de calciu
Русский о́кись ка́льция окси́д ка́льция
Svenska kalciumoxid
Türkçe kalsiyum oksit sönmemiş kireç

Examples

“When calcium oxide is combined with CO2, it naturally forms calcium carbonate over time due to thermodynamic equilibrium, explains the researcher.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

calcium permanganate calcium phosphate calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate deposition disease calcium silicate calcium sorbate calcium sulfate

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