calcium hydroxide

cal·ci·um hy·drox·ide

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [kal-see-uh m hahy-drok-sahyd, -sid]
- /ˈkæl si əm haɪˈdrɒk saɪd, -sɪd/
- /ˈkæl.si.əm haɪˈdrɒk.saɪd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kal-see-uh m hahy-drok-sahyd, -sid]
- /ˈkæl si əm haɪˈdrɒk saɪd, -sɪd/

Definitions of calcium hydroxide words

noun calcium hydroxide a white crystalline slightly soluble alkali with many uses, esp in cement, water softening, and the neutralization of acid soils. Formula: Ca(OH)2 3
noun calcium hydroxide slaked lime, Ca(OH)2, a white, crystalline compound prepared by the action of water on calcium oxide, used in making plaster, mortar, alkalies, bleaching powder, etc. 3
noun calcium hydroxide Calcium hydroxide is a white crystalline compound used in fungicides. 3
noun calcium hydroxide slaked lime. 1
noun calcium hydroxide (inorganic chemistry) A soft, white powder, Ca(OH)2, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide; slaked lime. 0

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

First recorded in 1885-90

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