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Definition of Slaked
1. Adjective. Allayed. "His thirst quenched he was able to continue"
Definition of Slaked
1. Adjective. Allayed; quenched; extinguished; as, a slaked thirst. ¹
2. Adjective. Mixed with water so that a true chemical combination has taken place; as, slaked lime. ¹
3. Verb. (past of slake) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Slaked
1. slake [v] - See also: slake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Slaked
Literary usage of Slaked
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Chemist by Charles Frederick Chandler (1873)
"The following combustions were made with sodium carbonate and slaked ... was burned
with a mixture of about equal bulks of sodium carbonate and slaked lime. ..."
2. Soil Fertility and Fertilizers by James Edward Halligan (1912)
"Finely ground limestone, quick-lime, or water slaked lime may be used to correct
... If water slaked lime is used it should be applied just as soon as it ..."
3. Elements of Chemistry: Theoretical and Practical by William Andrew Miller (1873)
"A mixture of carbonate of calcium with the lime appears to set harder than pure
lime only ; so that for many purposes lime which has been slaked by exposure ..."
4. Cement and Concrete by Louis Carlton Sabin (1907)
"The addition of a small amount of slaked lime to Portland cement mortar is also
practiced. This not only cheapens the mortar ..."
5. Cement and Concrete by Louis Carlton Sabin (1907)
"THE USE OF slaked LIME WITH CEMENT. — A small quantity of Portland cement is ...
The addition of a small amount of slaked lime to Portland cement mortar is ..."
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