late 14c., from quick (adj.) "living" + lime (n.1). A loan-translation of Latin calx viva. So called perhaps for being unquenched, or for the vigorousness of its qualities; compare Old English cwicfyr "sulfur."
实用例句
1. Performance experiment on solidifying slurry of " cement - clay - fly ash - quicklime ; "
“ 水泥 - 黏土 - 粉煤灰 - 生石灰 ” 固化浆液性能试验.来自互联网
2. Quicklime combines with water to form slaked lime.
