Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A clear colorless alkaline aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide, used in calamine lotion and other skin preparations and sometimes as an antacid.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A saturated aqueous solution of lime. It is astringent and alkaline, and when added to milk it prevents the formation of dense coagula. It is used in diarrhea and vomiting, and as an external application to ulcers, etc. It is also employed in the clarification of coarse sugar.
Wiktionary
- n. inorganic chemistry a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used as a simple test for carbon dioxide, and in skin preparations
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes.
WordNet 3.0
- n. solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid
Examples
“Example: The footnote on page 94 states that “Carbon dioxide dissolved in limewater {Ca(OH)2(aq)} precipitates carbonate ion {CaCO3}.””
“Hitherto it has been held that what was traditionally defined as ''Byzantine fresco'' was executed only on wet plaster with limewater as the sole binding medium.”
The Byzantine wall paintings from the protaton church on Mount Athos, Greece: tradition and science
“I gave him limewater to settle his stomach, but it also did no good.”
“City and country dwellers alike enjoy fresher, more uniform eggs than formerly, when small-farm hens ran free and laid in odd places, and when spring eggs were stored until winter in limewater or waterglass see p.”
Simon & Schuster: On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
“So I tried with limewater and ended up pouring limewater all over myself and my question paper.”
“I got that stupid question about the limewater in the last 10 minutes ”
“The old man ground the glands of ten toads into a thick paste, to which he added limewater and the ashes of certain plants.”
“Stalactites hung down like stone drapery from the arched ceiling far above; an occasional drop of limewater fell from their tapering ends.”
“If the eggs so prepared are stored in a cool place, they will keep as long as those preserved in limewater; besides, there will be no danger of their acquiring any foreign flavor.”
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables
“Place the eggs in receptacles in the manner explained for preserving eggs in limewater, and over them pour the water-glass solution until they are all covered.”
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables
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