calcium hydroxide


noun

Also called calcium hydrate.

Origin of calcium hydroxide

First recorded in 1885–90

British Dictionary definitions for calcium hydroxide

calcium hydroxide

noun

a white crystalline slightly soluble alkali with many uses, esp in cement, water softening, and the neutralization of acid soils. Formula: Ca(OH) 2 Also called: lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate