temporary hardness
Britishnoun
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If the water contains an appreciable amount of "temporary hardness," and if it becomes heated much in the lamp, fur will be deposited sooner or later, and will obviously give trouble.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
Most natural waters contain it dissolved in carbonic acid; this confers "temporary hardness" on the water.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
We may briefly state that the chief object is to precipitate the bicarbonates of lime and magnesia held in solution by the water, and so get rid of what is known as the temporary hardness.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 446, July 19, 1884 by Various
Similar scales should be arranged for the organic content and the temporary hardness of the water.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
Such water is called water of temporary hardness.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
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