CALX
calx
Noun
- The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston.
- (Now recognised as being) the oxide left after calcination of a metal.
- calcium oxide
- In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.
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