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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mixture of calcium oxide, sodium hydroxide, and often also potassium hydroxide, used as a drying agent and carbon dioxide absorbent.
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- noun a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases
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