Air-slacked lime

lime slacked by exposure to the air, in consequence of the absorption of carton dioxide and water, by which it is converted into carbonate of lime and hydrate of lime.

See also: Slack

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, published 1913 by G. & C. Merriam Co.

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