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calcium hydroxide

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calcium hydroxide

–noun
slaked lime.
Also called calcium hydrate.


Origin:
1885–90

slaked lime

–noun
a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH)2, obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.
Also called calcium hydroxide, calcium hydrate, hydrated lime, lime hydrate.


Origin:
1605–15
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calcium hydroxide  
n.  A soft white powder, Ca(OH)2, used in making mortar, cements, calcium salts, paints, hard rubber products, and petrochemicals. Also called slaked lime.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: calcium hydroxide
Function: noun
: a strong alkali Ca(OH)2 commonly sold in water solution or as an ingredient of bleaching powder —see LIMEWATER, SODA LIME
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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