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slaked lime

NOUN
  1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

How To Use slaked lime In A Sentence

  • The pigments, applied with water as a vehicle, are bound by the carbonation of the slaked lime in the fresh plaster.
  • The first part, using slaked lime, should take about 20-30 minutes, while the second part should not add more than 15 minutes of practical work.
  • Hydrated slaked lime is slaked quicklime that has reacted with water to form calcium hydroxide.
  • Studies at the Getty Conservation Institute on high-reactivity quicklime have identified the parameters for developing high-quality slaked lime putty to be used in the comparative evaluations.
  • Slaked lime is an important flux in the reduction of iron in blast furnaces.
  • Thin slices of the nut, either natural or processed, may be mixed with a variety of substances including slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and spices such as cardamom, coconut, and saffron.
  • So the Wazir bade unbind him and he rose and taking virgin glass,554 brayed it and mixed it with unslaked lime and a menstruum of onion-juice. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • Water is mixed - or 'slaked' - with quicklime, producing slaked lime (calcium hydroxide), whereby most of the heat which was used is again released. PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories
  • Hydrated slaked lime is slaked quicklime that has reacted with water to form calcium hydroxide.
  • A technique that dates back 5,000 years or more, buon fresco - or true fresco - involves the application of five layers of plaster made from a mixture of slaked lime and sand.
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