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Definition of "limewater" [lime•wa•ter]

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

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "limewater" in a sentence
  • "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."
  • "I gave him limewater to settle his stomach, but it also did no good."
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