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calcium hydroxide


calcium hydroxide

noun

Definition of CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

: a white crystalline strong alkali Ca(OH)2 that is used especially to make mortar and plaster and to soften water
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First Known Use of CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

circa 1889

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