Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
calcium soap . Seesoap .
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By this process the fat or oil is decomposed, its acids uniting with the lime to form insoluble lime-soap, while the eliminated glycerine remains in solution in the water along with the excess of the lime.
The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants George William Septimus Piesse 1851
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