quicklime
/ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/noun, verb
quicklime is spelled Q-U-I-C-K-L-I-M-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quicklime means “Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quicklime is quicklimes.
How many letters and syllables are in quicklime?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-I-C-K-L-I-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quicklime?
Quicklime appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce quicklime?
- /ˈkwɪkˌlaɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-quicklime.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quicklime
- quicklimes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- quickliming participle, present
- quicklimed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quicklime mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
verb
- 1
To treat (something) with quicklime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quicklime in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense calcium oxide:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chaux vive |
| German | gebrannter Kalk, Branntkalk, ungelöschter Kalk, Kalkerde, Ätzkalk, Calciumoxid |
| Portuguese | cal virgem, cal viva |
| Spanish | cal viva, cal |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does quicklime come from?
From Middle English quyk lym; equivalent to quick + lime.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).