chaux vive
French, noun/ʃo viv/
chaux vive is spelled C-H-A-U-X-V-I-V-E (9 letters). Chaux vive is a French feminine noun meaning “quicklime (calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Oxyde de calcium (CaO). C’est un produit caustique pour la matière vivante. On la fabrique en chauffant du…”.
What does chaux vive mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininequicklime (calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Oxyde de calcium (CaO). C’est un produit caustique pour la matière vivante. On la fabrique en chauffant du calcaire (CaCO₃) à 900 °C. Si on lui ajoute de l’eau elle se transforme en chaux éteinte c’est à dire en hydroxyde de calcium (Ca(OH)₂). Si on la laisse à l’air libre elle se combine au gaz carbonique (CO₂) et se retransforme en calcaire (CaCO₃).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of chaux vive
- chaux vives plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce chaux vive?
- /ʃo viv/
- \ʃo viv\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to chaux vive
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.