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Limewater

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Noun

1. limewater

solution of calcium hydroxide in water used as an antacid

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Limewater

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noun
1. 
a clear colourless solution of calcium hydroxide in water, formerly used in medicine as an antacid
2. 
water that contains dissolved lime or calcium salts, esp calcium carbonate or calcium sulphate

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Limewater

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noun
a solution of calcium hydroxide in water, used to neutralize acids and to absorb carbon dioxide from the air

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Limewater

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n.
A clear colorless alkaline aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide, used in calamine lotion and other skin preparations and sometimes as an antacid.

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