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Definition of Calcium hydroxide
1. Noun. A caustic substance produced by heating limestone.
Generic synonyms: Hydrated Oxide, Hydroxide
Derivative terms: Lime
Definition of Calcium hydroxide
1. Noun. (inorganic compound) A soft, white powder, Ca(OH)2, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide; slaked lime. ¹
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Medical Definition of Calcium hydroxide
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Calcium Hydroxide
Literary usage of Calcium hydroxide
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Inorganic Chemistry by Wilhelm Ostwald (1904)
"calcium hydroxide and Calcium Oxide.—Its ion beim divalent, calcium unites with
two combining weights of hydroxyl t< form calcium hydroxide, ..."
2. The Pharmacopoeia of the United States of America: (The United States by United States Pharmacopoeial Convention (1820)
"LIQUOR CALCIS Solution of calcium hydroxide . Llq. Cale.—Lime Water leous solution
containing not less than 0.14 per cent, of Ca(OH)at 25° C. Preserve it in ..."
3. Manual of Qualitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1897)
"calcium hydroxide in the form of a fine powder. b. ... calcium hydroxide is
obtained by slaking lumps of pure calcined lime in a porcelain dish with half ..."
4. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1901)
"The principle upon which Pettenkofer based his determination ; depends on the
action which the barium or calcium hydroxide has upon free and half-bound ..."
5. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"calcium hydroxide is precipitated by caustic potash or soda from strong solutions of
... Milk of lime is an emulsion of calcium hydroxide suspended in less ..."
6. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1912)
"Milk of lime is an emulsion of calcium hydroxide suspended in less water than is
... calcium hydroxide is much more soluble in solution of sugar than ..."
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