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CAUSTIC LIME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does caustic lime mean? 

CAUSTIC LIME (noun)
  The noun CAUSTIC LIME has 1 sense:

1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestoneplay

  Familiarity information: CAUSTIC LIME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CAUSTIC LIME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A caustic substance produced by heating limestone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

calcium hydrate; calcium hydroxide; caustic lime; hydrated lime; lime; lime hydrate; slaked lime

Hypernyms ("caustic lime" is a kind of...):

hydrated oxide; hydroxide (a compound of an oxide with water)


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