HyperDic: caustic_lime

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

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