deadburned lime
- noun
- Specialized
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- Due to its lack of reactivity, deadburned lime is not suitable for most construction applications.
Examples
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The use of deadburned lime in the mixture resulted in poor strength and weak bonding.
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Refractory bricks are sometimes made with deadburned lime to increase their resistance to heat.
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The construction site used deadburned lime for specific applications.
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I need to order more deadburned limes for the project.
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Due to its lack of reactivity, deadburned lime is not suitable for most construction applications.
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The use of deadburned lime in the mixture resulted in poor strength and weak bonding.
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Refractory bricks are sometimes made with deadburned lime to increase their resistance to heat.
Synonyms
Material made by heating limestone until it stops reacting and does not bind well
A hard powder made from limestone heated too much that does not react and makes weak mortar
A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar
How Reactive
Surface Forms
Morphology
deadburned + lime
The compound can be decomposed into 'dead' (inactive) + 'burned' (subjected to heat), which makes it partly predictable that this is lime that has been over-fired and become chemically inactive. However, the exact technical consequence (loss of reactivity and unsuitability for binding) is specialised jargon and not fully derivable for a B1 learner, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Deadburned lime comes from the simple image of dead, burned, and lime: the lime was heated so much it was 'dead' and could not 'react'. So the name helps you remember that this lime is not good for 'binding' or for most building uses.