caustic lime

American  

noun

1. lime.

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Etymology

Origin of caustic lime

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

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caustic lime

There is opportunity to grind up unburned and waste material with the caustic lime, and this form of lime usually contains some hydrated material.

From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

Hence we have only to consider here the action of mild and caustic lime.

From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton

The practice is responsible for much of the excessive application that brought the use of caustic lime into disrepute.

From Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

H. Vohl recommends the following as the best method of detecting sulphur in organic compounds: The substance to be tested is heated in a solution of caustic lime and oxide of lead in glycerin.

From Scientific American, Vol. XXXVII.?No. 2. [New Series.], July 14, 1877 A Weekly Journal Of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, And Manufactures by Various

The powdered preparations are usually composed either of sulphite of arsenic or caustic lime, and merely burn the hair off to the surface of the skin.

From The Woman Beautiful or, The Art of Beauty Culture by Stevans, Helen Follett