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lime burning

lime burning noun: the production of quicklime by the heating of limestone to a high temperature in a lime kiln.

Noun

lime burning (uncountable)

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

Synonyms of lime burning

Questions about lime burning

What does lime burning mean?
Lime burning means the production of quicklime by the heating of limestone to a high temperature in a lime kiln.
What part of speech is lime burning?
Lime burning is a noun.

Words near lime burning in the dictionary

  1. limby
  2. LIMDIS
  3. lime
  4. lime blossom
  5. lime blossoms
  6. lime burning
  7. lime butterflies
  8. lime butterfly
  9. lime disease
  10. lime green
  11. lime greens

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