chlorinated lime

American  

noun

1. bleaching powder.

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Etymology

Origin of chlorinated lime

First recorded in 1875–80

Example Sentences

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

Chlorine is a good germicide, but is very irritating, poisonous, and dangerous to handle; it is evolved by the decomposition of chlorinated lime with sulphuric acid.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm

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 Youatt, William

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 Ritter, Thomas Jefferson