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lime hydrate

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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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lime hydrate

noun
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: calcium hydroxide
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