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hydrated lime

noun

a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

• Syn: ↑calcium hydroxide, ↑lime, ↑slaked lime, ↑calcium hydrate, ↑caustic lime, ↑lime hydrate

• Derivationally related forms: ↑lime (for: ↑lime)

• Hypernyms: ↑hydroxide, ↑hydrated oxide

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noun

: a dry white powder consisting essentially of calcium hydroxide obtained by treating lime with water — called also slaked lime

Useful english dictionary. 2012.