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cream of lime

cream of lime noun: a scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air.

Noun

cream of lime (uncountable)

  1. A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air.
  2. A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.

Questions about cream of lime

What does cream of lime mean?
Cream of lime means a scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air.
What part of speech is cream of lime?
Cream of lime is a noun.

Words near cream of lime in the dictionary

  1. cream liqueur
  2. cream liqueurs
  3. cream nut
  4. cream nuts
  5. cream of coconut
  6. cream of lime
  7. cream of tartar
  8. cream of tartar bread
  9. cream of tartar tree
  10. cream of tartar trees
  11. cream of the crop

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