lime burning

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

lime burning (uncountable)

The production of quicklime by the heating of limestone to a high temperature in a lime kiln.
Synonym: calcination

Related terms[edit]

limeburner

Translations[edit]

calcination — see calcination

Further reading[edit]

Calcination on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lime kiln on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams[edit]

unlimbering

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