slaked lime

noun

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
calmilk of limecalcium hydroxidelimehydrated limecalcium hydratecaustic limelime hydrate
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Meanings

nounslaked lime (countable and uncountable, plural slaked limes)

plural slaked limes

  1. countableuncountableCalcium 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.

    Synonyms: cal, milk of lime

Synonyms & antonyms

nounCalcium 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
calmilk of lime

More synonyms by meaning

nouna caustic substance produced by heating limestone

Similar
calcium hydroxidelimehydrated limecalcium hydratecaustic limelime hydrate
Broader
hydroxidehydrated oxide
Also see
calcium hydroxidecaustic limelime

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 熟石灰, 消石灰
  • 熟石灰 (shúshíhuī)calcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • 消石灰 (xiāoshíhuī)calcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Czech hašené vápno
  • hašené vápnocalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Estonian kustutatud lubi, kalkkivi
  • kustutatud lubicalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • kalkkivicalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Finnish sammutettu kalkki
  • sammutettu kalkkicalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
French chaux éteinte
  • chaux éteintecalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
German Löschkalk, Weißkalkhydrat
  • Löschkalkcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • Weißkalkhydratcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • Kalkhydratcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • Calciumhydroxidcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • Sumpfkalkcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Hungarian oltott mész
  • oltott mészcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Irish aol teilgthe, aol sceite
  • aol teilgthecalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • aol sceitecalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Polish wapno gaszone, wapno lasowane
  • wapno gaszonecalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
  • wapno lasowanecalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Russian гашёная и́звесть
  • гашёная и́звесть (gašónaja ízvestʹ)calcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Swedish släckt kalk
  • släckt kalkcalcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Tamil சுண்ணாம்பு
  • சுண்ணாம்பு (cuṇṇāmpu)calcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Thai ปูนขาว
  • ปูนขาว (pūn k̄hāw)calcium hydroxide — see also calcium hydroxide
Cite this entry
APA

slaked lime. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaked%20lime

MLA

“slaked lime.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaked%20lime. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slaked lime,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaked%20lime.

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