chloride of lime
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of chloride of lime
First recorded in 1820–30
Example Sentences
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Officials tried to shield lawmakers from the Great Stink, soaking the curtains in chloride of lime in a bid to mask the stench.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2017
As MPs shrouded themselves behind curtains soaked with chloride of lime to counter the fumes, they couldn’t say they hadn’t been warned.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 4, 2016
The decontamination squad, dressed in rubber suits and gloves, went after the gas bombs, sprinkling chloride of lime everywhere.
From Time Magazine Archive
Chemistry again went to work, and finally obtained the chloride of lime, which is the universal bleaching powder of modern manufactures.
From Knowledge is Power: A View of the Productive Forces of Modern Society and the Results of Labor, Capital and Skill. by Charles Knight
Each carcase before burial to have been well sprinkled with chloride of lime.
From On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment by Honor? Bourguignon
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