limewater

American  

[lahym-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈlaɪmˌwɔ tər, -ˌwɒt ər /

noun

1. an aqueous solution of slaked lime, used in medicine, antacids, and lotions, and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air.

2. water containing naturally an unusual amount of calcium carbonate or calcium sulfate.

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limewater British  

/ ˈlaɪmˌwɔːtə /

noun

1. a clear colourless solution of calcium hydroxide in water, formerly used in medicine as an antacid

2. water that contains dissolved lime or calcium salts, esp calcium carbonate or calcium sulphate

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Etymology

Origin of limewater

First recorded in 1660–70; lime ² + water

Example Sentences

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limewater

A mixture of Masienda's blue cónico corn, water and limewater bubbles on a single-burner stove, perfuming the restaurant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2016

Frau Hadebusch brought the paper into her living room, which, like all the rooms of the house, seemed built for dwarfs and reeked of limewater and lye.

From The Goose Man by Allen Wilson Porterfield

Meanwhile, or if antidote is not to be had, give a glass or two of limewater, followed by a teaspoonful of mustard dissolved in a glass of water, followed by warm water in any quantity.

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

Scatter baking soda thickly over burn, or pour limewater over it.

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

The experiment was tried: a gas was produced which had no action on limewater and which was very inflammable; what could this be but phlogiston, already recognized by this very property of extreme inflammability?

From Heroes of Science Chemists by M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison) Muir