slaked lime

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slaked lime

noun slaked limes

countable, uncountable Calcium hydroxide, a fine, white inorganic compound produced through the hydration of quicklime, and is extensively used in the manufacture of mortar and cement, as well as in a wide range of industrial processes.
Similar: cal, milk of lime

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noun calcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide

中文	熟石灰 shúshíhuī, 消石灰 xiāoshíhuī
Français	chaux éteinte
Deutsch	Löschkalk, Weißkalkhydrat, Kalkhydrat, Calciumhydroxid, Sumpfkalk
Русский	гашёная и́звесть gašónaja ízvestʹ

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@misc{slaked_lime_2026,
  title = {slaked lime},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/slaked%20lime},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}