Definition of Soda lime

1. Noun. A mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases.

Generic synonyms: Mixture

Medical Definition of Soda lime

1. A mixture of calcium and sodium hydroxides used to absorb carbon dioxide in situations in which rebreathing occurs; e.g., in basal determinations or in certain types of anaesthesia circuits. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Soda Lime

soda ash
soda biscuit
soda bottle
soda bread
soda can
soda cellulose
soda counter
soda cracker
soda fountain
soda fountains
soda jerk
soda jerker
soda jerks
soda lake
soda lime (current term)
soda loading
soda lye
soda machine
soda niter
soda nitre
soda paper
soda pop
soda prairie
soda process
soda pulp
soda siphon
soda siphons
soda waste
soda water

Literary usage of Soda lime

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Quantitative Chemical Analysis by C. Remigius Fresenius (1903)
"Excellent soda-lime may be easily and quickly prepared by adding 2 • 5 parts of ... Instead of soda- lime, JOHNSON'S mixture of sodium carbonate and lime or ..."

2. Experimental Agriculture: Being the Results of Past, and Suggestions for by James Finlay Weir Johnston (1849)
"Composition of the nitrates of potash, soda, lime, and magnesia—their properties and their functions in the soil and in the plant. ..."

3. A Respiration Calorimeter with Appliances for the Direct Determination of Oxygen by Wilbur Olin Atwater, Francis Gano Benedict (1905)
"Removal of spent soda lime from the can.—After an absorber has become exhausted, ... When the can is inverted the soda lime generally slips out of the can ..."

4. A Respiration Calorimeter with Appliances for the Direct Determination of Oxygen by Wilbur Olin Atwater, Francis Gano Benedict (1905)
"Six of these soda-lime cans are always on the absorber-system table, three of them ... Removal of spent soda lime from the can.—After an absorber has become ..."

5. A Respiration Calorimeter with Appliances for the Direct Determination of Oxygen by Wilbur Olin Atwater, Francis Gano Benedict (1905)
"Six of these soda-lime cans are always on the absorber-system table, ... Removal of spent soda lime from the can. — After an absorber has become exhausted, ..."

6. The Analyst (1887)
"Johnson mentions that in combustions with the soda-lime made from slake and sodium ... On one occasion, in making some combustion Johnson's soda-lime, ..."

7. Principles and Practice of Agricultural Analysis: A Manual for the by Harvey Washington Wiley (1895)
"The soda-lime employed must be entirely free of nitrogenous compounds and some ... The Ruffle Soda-Lime Method.—Many attempts have been made to adapt the ..."

8. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial ScienceChemistry (1894)
"Granulated soda-lime, as described under the Soda- lime Method. 3. A mixture of equal parts by weight of finely powdered granulated sugar and flowers of ..."

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