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Noun: overburned lime
  1. An over-burned lime (also called oveburned 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.
    "Overburned lime will not hold up to to freeze-thaw weather cycles.";
    - dead-burned lime, deadburned lime, over-burned lime

Type of: calcium hydrate, calcium hydroxide, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime