calcium hydroxide
Origin of calcium hydroxide
1- Also called calcium hydrate.
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How to use calcium hydroxide in a sentence
calcium hydroxide is a compound made by permitting calcium oxide to combine with water, and is known as lime hydrate.
Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement | Alva AgeeThe calcium hydroxide is added first to precipitate all the acid carbonates.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonC contains a solution of calcium hydroxide to show that the carbon dioxide is completely removed.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPhersonCould a solution of sodium hydroxide be substituted for the solution of calcium hydroxide in testing for carbon dioxide?
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson(a) In the older process, still in extensive use, sodium carbonate is treated with calcium hydroxide suspended in water.
An Elementary Study of Chemistry | William McPherson
British Dictionary definitions for calcium hydroxide
a white crystalline slightly soluble alkali with many uses, esp in cement, water softening, and the neutralization of acid soils. Formula: Ca(OH) 2: Also called: lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate
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