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lime water

lime water is the alternative form of limewater.

Meaning of limewater

Noun

limewater (countable and uncountable, plural limewaters)

  1. A solution of calcium hydroxide (slaked lime) in water (that is, a saturated calcium hydroxide solution), used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations.
    • Near-synonyms: limewash, pickling lime

Forms of lime water

plurallime waters

Questions about lime water

What is lime water the alternative form of?
Lime water is the alternative form of limewater.

Words near lime water in the dictionary

  1. lime sulfur
  2. lime sulphur
  3. lime tree
  4. lime twig
  5. lime twigs
  6. lime water
  7. lime waters
  8. lime yellow
  9. lime-a-rita
  10. lime-a-ritas
  11. lime-arita

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