dead-burned lime
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
n
An over-burned lime (also called overburned lime, or sometimes dead-burned lime and deadburned lime) is a lime that has been fired above 1,100° C, thus loosing its reactivity, which leads to poor or no bond strength.
Example Sentences
- "Overburned lime will not hold up to to freeze-thaw weather cycles."