chlorinated lime
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chlorinated lime
First recorded in 1875–80
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Blue’s team treated houses and streets with chlorinated lime and carbolic acid; took down dilapidated buildings and ramshackle housing additions; and trapped and poisoned rats.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2015
Carbolic acid was sprayed into buildings and chlorinated lime sprinkled in houses; rats were trapped and poisoned; ramshackle balcony additions were removed from tiny Chinatown apartments; houses were searched for potential plague cases.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 18, 2013
The stain can be removed with a weak solution of chlorinated lime.
From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Thomas Jefferson Ritter
If the walls have been white-washed, this should be renewed with limewash, containing a quarter of a pound of chlorinated lime to the gallon of limewash.
From Papers on Health by Edward Bruce Kirk
The decayed and loose teeth being removed, chlorinated lime diluted with 15 or 20 times its bulk of water should be applied to the gums.
From The Dog by William Youatt
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