calcium hydroxide
noun
Also called
calcium hydrate.
Origin of calcium hydroxide
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby calcium hydroxide
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