carbonate of lime
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carbonate of lime — calcium carbonate … Useful english dictionary
lime — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English līm; akin to Old High German līm birdlime, Latin limus mud, slime, and perhaps to Latin linere to smear Date: before 12th century 1. birdlime 2. a. a caustic highly infusible solid that consists … New Collegiate Dictionary
Lime softening — Lime softening, also known as Clark s process[1], is a type of water treatment used for water softening. In the USA, it is used primarily in the Midwest, Florida and Texas. It utilizes the addition of lime (calcium hydroxide) to remove hardness… … Wikipedia
Lime plaster — is a mixture of calcium hydroxide and sand (or other inert [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filler (materials) filler materials] ). Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere causes the plaster to set by transforming the calcium hydroxide into calcium… … Wikipedia
Lime mortar — is a type of mortar. It was used in the construction of the vast majority of brick and stone buildings worldwide from ancient times until the widespread adoption of Portland cement in the late nineteenth century. It is still used today, for the… … Wikipedia
Lime (mineral) — Lime is a general term for various naturally occurring minerals and materials derived from them, in which carbonates, oxides and hydroxides of calcium predominate. It is also name for single mineral (native lime) of the CaO composition, occurring … Wikipedia
Carbonate hardness — is the measure of Calcium and Magnesium and other hard ions associated with carbonate (CO32 ) and bicarbonate (HCO3 ) ions contained in a solution, usually water. It is usually expressed either as parts per million (ppm or mg/L), or in degrees… … Wikipedia
lime — lime1 [līm] n. [ME < OE līm, akin to Ger leim < IE base * (s)lei , SLIME, wet and sticky, to smooth over > Gr leios, smooth, L limus, slime, mud, linere, to smear, levis, smooth, OE lam, clay] 1. short for BIRDLIME 2. a white substance,… … English World dictionary
lime|stone — «LYM STOHN», noun. a rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate, used for building and for making lime. Marble is a kind of limestone … Useful english dictionary
lime|wa|ter — «LYM W tuhr, WOT uhr», noun. 1. a solution of slaked lime in water. It is used to counteract an acid condition in the digestive tract. 2. water that contains naturally a large amount of either calcium carbonate or calcium sulfate … Useful english dictionary
