soda lime

noun

a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide.

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Origin of soda lime

First recorded in 1860–65

OTHER WORDS FROM soda lime

so·da-lime, adjective

Words nearby soda lime

soda bread, soda cracker, soda fountain, soda jerk, soda lake, soda lime, soda niter, soda nitre, soda pop, soda siphon, soda water
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British Dictionary definitions for soda lime

soda lime

noun

a solid mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides used to absorb carbon dioxide and to dry gases
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Medical definitions for soda lime

soda lime

n.

A mixture of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide used to absorb carbon dioxide in rebreathing apparatus and in anesthesia circuits.
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