Meanings
nouncalcium hydroxide (uncountable)
- uncountablechemistryA soft, white powder, Ca(OH)₂, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide.
Synonyms: slaked lime, cal
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA soft, white powder, Ca(OH)₂, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide.
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Translations
Catalan hidròxid de calci, calç morta
- hidròxid de calcichemical compound
- calç mortachemical compound
- calç apagadachemical compound
Chinese Mandarin 氫氧化鈣 /氢氧化钙
- 氫氧化鈣 /氢氧化钙 (qīngyǎnghuàgài)chemical compound
Czech hydroxid vápenatý
- hydroxid vápenatýchemical compound
Dutch calciumhydroxide, gebluste kalk
- calciumhydroxidechemical compound
- gebluste kalkchemical compound
Esperanto kalcia hidroksido
- kalcia hidroksidochemical compound
Finnish sammutettu kalkki, kalsiumhydroksidi
- sammutettu kalkkichemical compound
- kalsiumhydroksidichemical compound
French chaux éteinte
- chaux éteintechemical compound
German Calciumhydroxid, Löschkalk
- Calciumhydroxidchemical compound
- Löschkalkchemical compound
- Kalkhydratchemical compound
- Weißkalkhydratchemical compound
- Sumpfkalkchemical compound
Greek υδροξείδιο του ασβεστίου
- υδροξείδιο του ασβεστίου (ydroxeídio tou asvestíou)chemical compound
Hungarian kalcium-hidroxid
- kalcium-hidroxidchemical compound
Icelandic kalsíumhýdroxíð
- kalsíumhýdroxíðchemical compound
Italian calce spenta
- calce spentachemical compound
Japanese 水酸化カルシウム
- 水酸化カルシウム (suisanka karushiumu)chemical compound
Korean 수산화 칼슘
- 수산화 칼슘 (susanhwa kalsyum)chemical compound
Māori konupūmā waihā
- konupūmā waihāchemical compound
Polish wodorotlenek wapnia
- wodorotlenek wapniachemical compound
Portuguese hidróxido de cálcio
- hidróxido de cálciochemical compound
Romanian var stins
- var stinschemical compound
Spanish hidróxido de calcio
- hidróxido de calciochemical compound
Turkish kalsiyum hidroksit, sönmüş kireç
- kalsiyum hidroksitchemical compound
- sönmüş kireçchemical compound
- kireç sütüchemical compound
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APA
calcium hydroxide. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20hydroxide
MLA
“calcium hydroxide.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20hydroxide. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcium hydroxide,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcium%20hydroxide.
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