slaked lime

noun

1. a soft, white, crystalline, very slightly water-soluble powder, Ca(OH) 2 , obtained by the action of water on lime: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements.

slaked lime

noun

1. another name for calcium hydroxide, esp when made by adding water to calcium oxide

Word History and Origins

Origin of slaked lime¹

First recorded in 1605–15

Example Sentences

Paan, a betel nut leaf with slaked lime, rose petal jam and mouth fresheners like cardamom and cloves, has fascinated South Asians for centuries.

From BBC

A recent video which went viral involved making ice cream out of gutka - a chewing tobacco made of areca nut and slaked lime.

From BBC

The bricks were then slathered with slaked lime.

From New York Times

Roman concrete consisted of a mixture of a white powder known as slaked lime, small particles and rock fragments called tephra ejected by volcanic eruptions, and water.

From Science Magazine

Thus the frustration last year when a white-run company in Oregon started promoting congee with marketing language that framed it as a modernized version designed, in a statement on its Instagram, “to delight the Western palate,” which apparently meant adding blueberries in lieu of dried shrimp or jellylike, sulfurous century egg preserved in slaked lime.

From New York Times