caustic lime

American  

noun

1. lime.

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Etymology

Origin of caustic lime

First recorded in 1805–15

Example Sentences

And if your cellar or house has a dirt floor, a heavy sprinkling of very caustic lime water all over it will do good in ridding it of vermin.

From Mushrooms: how to grow them a practical treatise on mushroom culture for profit and pleasure by Falconer, William

Both quick lime and hydrated lime are known as caustic lime.

From The Story of the Soil; from the Basis of Absolute Science and Real Life, by Hopkins, Cyril G. (Cyril George)

Owners of stiff limestone soils learned in an early day that a heavy application of caustic lime would increase crop production.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

While the use of limestone in manure piles is inadvisable for this reason, the loss is not comparable to that resulting from mixing caustic lime with manure.

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

It is only the excessive use of caustic lime that causes loss.

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