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CALCIUM HYDRATE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A caustic substance produced by heating limestone
Synonyms:
calcium hydrate; calcium hydroxide; caustic lime; hydrated lime; lime; lime hydrate; slaked lime
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("calcium hydrate" is a kind of...):
hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)