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calcium hydroxide

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calcium hydroxide
n.
A soft white powder, Ca(OH)2, used in making mortar, cements, calcium salts, paints, hard rubber products, and petrochemicals. Also called slaked lime.
calcium hydroxide
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a white crystalline slightly soluble alkali with many uses, esp in cement, water softening, and the neutralization of acid soils. Formula: Ca(OH)2 Also called lime slaked lime hydrated lime calcium hydrate caustic lime lime hydrate
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Noun1.calcium hydroxidecalcium hydroxide - a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
calcium hydrate, caustic lime, hydrated lime, lime, lime hydrate, slaked lime
hydrated oxide, hydroxide - a compound of an oxide with water


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