chloride of lime

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Origin of chloride of lime

First recorded in 1820–30

Words nearby chloride of lime

chlorenchyma, chlorhexidine, chloric, chloric acid, chloride, chloride of lime, chloride paper, chloridize, chlorinate, chlorinated lime, chlorine

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How to use chloride of lime in a sentence

If necessary, chloride-of-lime solution should be injected into the tissues around the wound.
The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI)|Various
Was it permissible to describe the smell of chloride-of-lime in the trenches, or would that discourage recruiting?
Now It Can Be Told|Philip Gibbs
But I discovered, before he came, that she had gotten too close a whiff of the chloride-of-lime bag, and it nauseated her.
A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee

British Dictionary definitions for chloride of lime

chloride of lime

chlorinated lime

noun

another name for bleaching powder

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