slaked lime

American  

noun

1. 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.

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slaked lime British  

noun

1. another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide

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Etymology

Origin of slaked lime

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Slaked lime, laid on trays in an air-tight compartment called the lime purifier, absorbs most of the sulphurous elements of these; and the coal gas is then fit for use.

From How it Works Dealing in simple language with steam, electricity, light, heat, sound, hydraulics, optics, etc., and with their applications to apparatus in common use by Williams, Archibald

Slaked lime and seasoned soot may be mixed together, and then strewn over the surface of the soil.

From Beautiful Bulbous Plants For the Open Air by Weathers, John

Slaked lime, even when perfectly dry, contains much water; and if the water of soda crystals were separated and frozen, it would occupy a volume equal to that of the original crystals.

From A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. by Beringer, Cornelius

Slaked lime, carefully used, is also employed with satisfactory results.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

Slaked lime added to this, unites with the marine acid of the ammoniac, and sets loose the volatile alkali in the form of alkaline air, which combining with water, makes the liquid caustic volatile alkali.

From Heads of Lectures on a Course of Experimental Philosophy: Particularly Including Chemistry by Priestley, Joseph