WordNet
burnt lime
n. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime]
Usage examples of "burnt lime".
The burnt lime recovered its carbonic acid from the air, fixing the colors.
There was a haze over the target area - steam and dust, burnt lime and burning bodies.
Around the doorway, the stone was already going black and the smell of burnt lime filled the little room.
Down at the bottom of the hill was a level plain, with queer-shaped white buildings where people burnt lime, and a big red brewery and other houses.