HyperDic: calcium_hydroxide

English > 1 sense of the expression *calcium hydroxide*:
NOUN	substance	calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate	a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

English > *calcium hydroxide*: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaning	A caustic substance produced by heating limestone.
Synonyms	lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate
Broader	hydroxide, hydrated oxide	A compound of an oxide with water
Spanish	cal apagada, hidróxido de calcio
Catalan	hidròxid de calci