Caustic lime Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
    calcium hydroxide; calcium hydrate; slaked lime; hydrated lime; lime hydrate; lime.

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  1. . See under Lime.
Definitions
  1. calcium hydrate or slacked lime; also, in a less technical sense, calcium oxide or quicklime. Calcium hydroxide = slaked lime

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