unslaked lime

British  

/ ʌnˈsleɪkt /

noun

1. another name for calcium oxide Compare slaked lime

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Example Sentences

Lime for Damp and Musty Cellars—A few lumps of unslaked lime in the cellar will keep the air pure and sweet and also absorb the dampness.

From Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use by Fowler, Arthur L.

Rust spots can be removed by applying olive oil, leaving for a few days, and then rubbing over with unslaked lime.

From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)

The English admiral caused a number of barrels of unslaked lime to be placed in his ships.

From Man on the Ocean A Book about Boats and Ships by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

The cheapest and most available for animal diseases are ordinary freshly slaked lime, or unslaked lime in powder form, chlorid of lime, crude carbolic acid, corrosive sublimate, formalin, formaldehyde, gas, cresol, etc.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Michener, Charles B.

Bring to a boil one pound of sal soda, half a pound of unslaked lime, a small lump of borax, and five quarts of water.

From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous