Definition of "calx" [calx]

• The crumbly residue left after a mineral or metal has been calcined or roasted. (noun)

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• "A calx is a smartstone, a pebble used for calculating."
• "The theory thought of the re-formation of a metal from its calx, that is, the earthy substance which remains after combustion, as the combination of two things to produce one, apparently homogeneous, substance."
• "Gravel is usually understood to mean calculi, (from the old word calx) a limestone, or little sand-like stones, which pass from the kidneys through the ureters into the bladder."