oxy-calciumn.
/ˌɒksɪˈkalsɪəm/, U.S. /ˌɑksiˈkælsiəm/ Chemistry. Now rare.
oxy-calcium light n. = limelight n. 1.
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1859 Times 8 Nov. 1/2 (advt.) Oxycalcium Dissolving Apparatus and Magic Lanterns.
1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 232/2 The sources of light have been improved on by the adoption of the oxy-calcium, oxy-hydrogen..and electric light.
1936 Sci. Monthly Sept. 230/2 The oxy-calcium light had been used by Dr. Wilson in 1867.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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