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slaked lime

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  • noun Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses.

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  • noun a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

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hypernyms (2)

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  1. hydrated oxide
  2. hydroxide

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