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fluxing lime

fluxing lime

9.9
A white powder used to help melt and clean metals and to make slaked lime
  • noun
  • /ˈflʌksɪŋ laɪm/
  • Specialized
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  • The addition of fluxing lime facilitates the removal of impurities during steel manufacturing.

Examples

  • The ceramic glaze formula calls for a precise amount of fluxing lime to improve melting.

  • In glass production, using fluxing lime helps to create a smoother and clearer final product.

  • To produce mortar, fluxing lime is first reacted with water to make slaked lime.

  • The factory uses fluxing lime to improve the quality of its products.

  • We need more fluxing lime for the next batch.

  • The addition of fluxing lime facilitates the removal of impurities during steel manufacturing.

  • The ceramic glaze formula calls for a precise amount of fluxing lime to improve melting.

Synonyms

lime
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
14 4.4

A white powder used in building and farming to make soil less acidic

is used when that alkaline material serves specifically as a fluxing agent
quicklime
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
2 8.3

A white chemical made by heating a type of rock that burns skin and heats up in water

is applied when the solid is used mainly as a fluxing agent
calcium oxide
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
5.3

A white solid chemical used in building and industry that makes lime when water is added and gets hot

is used specifically as a fluxing agent and to produce calcium hydroxide
calcined lime
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
8.1

A white powder made by heating limestone that is used to make lime and in industry

is chosen when the material serves as a fluxing agent in production
burnt lime
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
7.4

A white powder made by heating limestone that reacts with water

is used when the material functions specifically as a fluxing additive
unslaked lime
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
9.9

A white, very strong chemical used to make mortar and cement

is used when the same substance is employed as a fluxing agent instead
calx
vsfluxing lime
  • Archaic
9.9

A white powder like chalk made from calcium used in chemical processes

is used when that oxide acts specifically as a fluxing agent
caustic lime
vsfluxing lime
  • Specialized
6.6

A white powder made by heating limestone, used in building and farming

is used when the material is applied as a fluxing agent in production

Surface Forms

fluxing lime singular
fluxing limes plural

Morphology

flux + lime

The phrase is compositionally built: 'fluxing' (from the verb 'flux' = to cause melting or act as a flux) modifies 'lime' (calcium oxide), so 'fluxing lime' straightforwardly means lime used as a fluxing agent. Although technical in register, the verb+‑ing modifier pattern is regular and the sense is directly derivable for learners who know the constituent meanings.

Etymology

Fluxing lime combines flux, a word for something that helps things 'melt' and 'flow', and lime, a white powder called calcium oxide that is added to metal or glass so impurities move out when the material melts. Picture pouring a white powder that makes the unwanted bits flow away and leaves a cleaner melt. That's why fluxing lime means calcium oxide used to help melting and remove impurities in industry.