calcium oxide

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolóxido de calcio

Françaisoxyde de calcium

DeutschÄtzkalk Branntkalk Calciumoxidgebrannter Kalk ungelöschter Kalk Weißkalk

11 more languages

Esperantokalcioksido kalko

Suomikalkki kalsiumoksidi

Magyarkalcium-oxid

日本語生石灰酸化カルシウム

മലയാളംനീറ്റുകക്ക

Nederlandscalciumoxide ongebluste kalk

Portuguêsóxido de cálcio

Românăoxid de calciu

Русскийо́кись ка́льция окси́д ка́льция

Svenskakalciumoxid

Türkçekalsiyum 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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