calcium hydroxide
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of calcium hydroxide
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The added calcium hydroxide, or lime, raises the water’s pH and enables it to sequester more CO2 in the form of calcium bicarbonate or as carbonate deposited in the shells of sea creatures.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 15, 2022
His creation allows air to pass through a warehouse filled with calcium hydroxide.
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022
It contains a pound of heirloom white cacahuazintle corn, just enough calcium hydroxide to nixtamalize it at home, Rancho Gordo oregano indio and ground Pasilla Mixe chile from Oaxaca.
From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2021
Addition of calcium hydroxide to seawater precipitates magnesium hydroxide.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
See Intensity, specific Speed of reactions between carbide, water, and calcium hydroxide, of purification, Spent lime.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
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