Kalk
derNounlime; limestone
English translations
- 01
lime
- 02
calcium
Word details
- German meaning
- Kalk ist ein weißes, pulverförmiges Material, das hauptsächlich aus Calciumcarbonat besteht und in der Bauindustrie und Landwirtschaft verwendet wird.
- English meaning
- Lime
- Synonym
- Kalziumkarbonat
- German example
- Der Landwirt streute Kalk auf das Feld.
- English example
- The farmer spread lime on the field.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- der
- Singular Form
- der Kalk
- Plural Form
- die Kalke
Related words
- Kalkausfällung
Lime precipitation
- kalkhaltig
Calcareous
- Kalkulation
A calculation is the process of determining costs and prices to ascertain profit.
- Kalkung
Liming is the application of lime to soils to increase pH and improve soil quality.
- kalkulatorisch
calculatory
- Kalkspat
Calcite
- kalkweiß
Chalk white
- Kalkül
Calculus
- kalkulieren
Calculate
- kalkig
Calcareous
- Kalkstein
Limestone
- kalken
To lime means to coat or treat something with lime, often to disinfect or protect it.
- Kalkstickstoff
Calcium cyanamide
- Chlorkalk
Bleaching powder
- Arterienverkalkung
Arteriosclerosis
- Verkalkung
Calcification
- einkalkulieren
Factor in
- unkalkulierbar
Unpredictable
- gekalkt
Limed means treated or coated with lime to disinfect, protect, or beautify.
- verkalken
To calcify
- Knochenentkalkung
Osteoporosis, also known as bone decalcification, is a disease in which bone density decreases and bones become more fragile.
- Radikalkur
Radical cure
- Anhängekalkulation
Overhead allocation
- Dyskalkulie
Dyscalculia
- Branntkalk
Quicklime is a product obtained by burning limestone and consists mainly of calcium oxide.
- Natronkalk
Soda lime is a mixture of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide used to absorb carbon dioxide.
- Baukalk
Building lime
- Braunkalk
Brown limestone soil
- vorausberechnet
Precalculated
- errechenbar
Calculable
- kreidig
Chalky
- Rechenschwäche
A learning disability characterized by difficulties with numbers and mathematical concepts.
- Travertin
Travertine
- tünchen
To whitewash
- wienern
To polish with Vienna lime
- Carbonat
Carbonate
- Calciumoxid
Calcium oxide
- Calciumhydroxid
Calcium hydroxide
- vorherberechnen
To precalculate
- Äthylalkohol
Ethyl alcohol
- Spath
Spar
- Foraminifere
Foraminifera
- ausrechnen
To calculate
- verschätzen
to misjudge, to overestimate/underestimate
- pechschwarz
Pitch black
- berechnend
calculating
- calciumhaltig
Calcium-containing
- kalziniert
Calcined
- Gestein
rock
Example sentences with “Kalk”
Das Wasser ist reich an Kalk. (The water is rich in lime.)
Frequently asked questions
What gender is 'Kalk'?
It is a masculine noun ('der Kalk').