Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A clear colorless alkaline aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide, used in calamine lotion and other skin preparations and sometimes as an antacid.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A saturated aqueous solution of lime.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun inorganic chemistry a
solution ofcalcium hydroxide inwater , used as a simple test forcarbon dioxide , and in skin preparations
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
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Examples
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Hitherto it has been held that what was traditionally defined as ''Byzantine fresco'' was executed only on wet plaster with limewater as the sole binding medium.
The Byzantine wall paintings from the protaton church on Mount Athos, Greece: tradition and science 2008
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Example: The footnote on page 94 states that “Carbon dioxide dissolved in limewater {Ca(OH)2(aq)} precipitates carbonate ion {CaCO3}.”
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Example: The footnote on page 94 states that “Carbon dioxide dissolved in limewater {Ca(OH)2(aq)} precipitates carbonate ion {CaCO3}.”
Archive 2008-06-01 AYDIN 2008
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I gave him limewater to settle his stomach, but it also did no good.
The Terror Simmons, Dan 2007
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I got that stupid question about the limewater in the last 10 minutes
j-gan Diary Entry j-gan 2004
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City and country dwellers alike enjoy fresher, more uniform eggs than formerly, when small-farm hens ran free and laid in odd places, and when spring eggs were stored until winter in limewater or waterglass see p.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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City and country dwellers alike enjoy fresher, more uniform eggs than formerly, when small-farm hens ran free and laid in odd places, and when spring eggs were stored until winter in limewater or waterglass see p.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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So I tried with limewater and ended up pouring limewater all over myself and my question paper.
babycartercl Diary Entry babycartercl 2004
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The old man ground the glands of ten toads into a thick paste, to which he added limewater and the ashes of certain plants.
The Serpent and the Rainbow Wade Davis 1985
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Stalactites hung down like stone drapery from the arched ceiling far above; an occasional drop of limewater fell from their tapering ends.
Conan Of The Isles De Camp, L. Sprague 1968
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