Calx

Pronunciation

• IPA: /kælks/

Origin

From Latin calx ("lime").

Full definition of calx

Noun

1. (archaic) The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston.
2. (Now recognised as being) the oxide left after calcination of a metal.
3. calcium oxide
4. In the Eton College wall game, an area at the end of the field where a shy can be scored by lifting the ball against the wall with one's foot.