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PRONUNCIATION OF CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

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Calcium hydroxide is a noun.
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WHAT DOES CALCIUM HYDROXIDE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide

Calcium hydroxide, traditionally called slaked lime, is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca2. It is a colorless crystal or white powder and is obtained when calcium oxide is mixed, or "slaked" with water. It has many names including hydrated lime, builders' lime, slack lime, cal, or pickling lime. Calcium hydroxide is used in many applications, including food preparation. Limewater is the common name for a saturated solution of calcium hydroxide.

Definition of calcium hydroxide in the English dictionary

The definition of calcium hydroxide in the dictionary is a white crystalline slightly soluble alkali with many uses, esp in cement, water softening, and the neutralization of acid soils. Formula: Ca2 Also called: lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

calcinable
calcination
calcine
calcinosis
calcite
calcitic
calcitonin
calcium
calcium antagonist
calcium carbide
calcium carbonate
calcium channel blocker
calcium chloride
calcium citrate
calcium cyanamide
calcium hydrate
calcium lactate
calcium light
calcium oxide
calcium phosphate

WORDS THAT END LIKE CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

alkoxide
aluminium hydroxide
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
chlorine dioxide
dimethylsulfoxide
dioxide
hydrogen peroxide
hydroxide
iron oxide
monoxide
nitric oxide
nitrous oxide
oxide
pentoxide
peroxide
sodium hydroxide
superoxide
titanium dioxide
zinc oxide
zirconium oxide

Synonyms and antonyms of calcium hydroxide in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «calcium hydroxide» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CALCIUM HYDROXIDE

Find out the translation of calcium hydroxide to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of calcium hydroxide from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «calcium hydroxide» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

氢氧化钙
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hidróxido de calcio
570 millions of speakers

English

calcium hydroxide
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कैल्शियम हाइड्रॉक्साइड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هيدروكسيد الكالسيوم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гидроксид кальция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hidróxido de cálcio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ক্যালসিয়াম হাইড্রক্সাইড
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

l´hydroxyde de calcium
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kalsium hidroksida
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Calciumhydroxid
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

水酸化カルシウム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수산화칼슘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kalsium hidroksida
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hydroxit canxi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கால்சியம் ஹைட்ராக்சைடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कॅल्शियम हायड्रॉक्साईड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalsiyum hidroksit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

idrossido di calcio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wodorotlenek wapnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гідроксид кальцію
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hidroxid de calciu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υδροξείδιο του ασβεστίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kalsiumhidroksied
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kalciumhydroxid
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

kalsiumhydroksid
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of calcium hydroxide

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCIUM HYDROXIDE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CALCIUM HYDROXIDE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about calcium hydroxide

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CALCIUM HYDROXIDE»

Discover the use of calcium hydroxide in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to calcium hydroxide and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Materials science of concrete: special volume : calcium ...
This volume provides broad coverage of key issues related to the role of calcium hydroxide in cements and concrete.
Jan Skalny, Juraj Gebauer, Ivan Odler, 2001
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Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy
For this reason boric acid in bulk is colored, so that it cannot be confused with dextrose. It is used to prevent discoloration of physostigmine solutions. CALCIUM HYDROXIDE Slaked Lime; Calcium Hydrate Calcium hydroxide [1305-62-0] ...
David B. Troy, Paul Beringer, 2006
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Biocompatibility of Dental Materials
6.5 calcium Hydroxide cements H. Stanley (†) and B. Thonemann Calcium hydroxide cements are used for direct and indirect pulp capping. The long-term goals of these procedures are a vital and pain-free pulp. The vital pulp tissue of a tooth ...
Gottfried Schmalz, Dorthe Arenholt Bindslev, 2008
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Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete and ...
Sodium sulfate reacts with calcium hydroxide as well as the calcium aluminate hydrate phases. ... Na2SO4 Ca(OH)2 2H2O → CaSO42H2O 2NaOH (3) sodium sulfate calcium hydroxide water → gypsum sodium hydroxide and 3( CaSO42H2O) ...
Joseph F. Lamond, J. H. Pielert, 2006
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Textbook of Endodontics
If hemorrhage continues, ultrasonic removal of tissue or placement of calcium hydroxide between appointments may be used to enhance tissue removal and control hemorrhage. Over preparation of C-shaped canals Fig. 17.97: Bayonet ...
Nisha Garg, Amit Garg, 2010
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Risk Management for Hazardous Chemicals
who have been trained in the hazards associated with exposure to calcium hydroxide and calcium compounds. RISK ASSESSMENT: ENVIRONMENT General Assessment The environment is at risk of exposure during transportation , storage, ...
Jeffrey Wayne Vincoli, 1996
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Pocket Atlas of Endodontics
In view of the beneficial effects of calcium hydroxide in the root canal, gutta percha points containing calcium hydroxide represent a new innovation. These points contain about 50% calcium hydroxide, 40-45% gutta percha as well as 4- 10% ...
Rudolf Beer, Michael A. Baumann, 2011
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Endodontics: Principles and Practice
Calcium hydroxide can be placed as a dry powder; as a powder mixed with a liquid such as local anesthetic solution, saline, water, or glycerin to form a thick paste; or as a proprietary paste supplied in a syringe (Figure 15-27). A lentulo spiral ...
Mahmoud Torabinejad, Richard E. Walton, 2009
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Ingle's Endodontics 6
The canal is dried with paper points, and a creamy mix of calcium hydroxide is spun into the canal with a lentulo-spiral. The calcium hydroxide is left in the canal for at least 1 week to be effective in accomplishing disinfection." The continuation  ...
John Ide Ingle, Leif K. Bakland, J. Craig Baumgartner, 2008
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Calcium
When heated, limestone breaks down into calcium oxide and carbon dioxide gas. Calcium hydroxide Calcium oxide is called quicklime because it reacts violently with water. In moist air, calcium oxide quickly turns to calcium hydroxide, which ...
John Farndon, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CALCIUM HYDROXIDE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term calcium hydroxide is used in the context of the following news items.
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Determined to Save Ailing Crops With Higher Doses of …
Farmers do have a natural alternative: They can battle the fungus by applying mineral broths - mixtures of water with calcium hydroxide - to their ... «Big News Network.com, Jul 15»
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Boating club members drifting away due to odour
A dewatering system was reactivated on June 25 and a calcium hydroxide system, along with the air scrubber unit, were also operational at that ... «Bullet News Niagara, Jul 15»
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Odour in Chippawa lingering for a little longer
A dewatering system was reactivated on June 25 and a calcium hydroxide system, along with the air scrubber unit, were also operational at that ... «Bullet News Niagara, Jul 15»
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Overturned tractor trailer on Spring St. in Macon
Bibb County Sheriff's Officials said Smith's truck was hauling 23,000 pounds of lime powder (calcium hydroxide). A tractor-trailer truck ... «13WMAZ, Jul 15»
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Producing nitric oxide by pulsed electrical discharge in air for …
Potentially toxic gases produced in the plasma, including nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and ozone (O3), were removed using a calcium hydroxide scavenger. «Science Magazine, Jul 15»
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New report sheds light on the calcium oxide market: global industry …
When calcium oxide reacts with water, it forms calcium hydroxide which turns phenolphthalein to pink in color to indicate presence of water. «WhaTech, Jul 15»
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The relative patient costs and availability of dental services …
Availability of dental materials (amalgam, composite, zinc oxide eugenol, glass ionomer cement and calcium hydroxide) and local structural ... «BMC Blogs Network, Jun 15»
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Three-dimensional endodontic obturation the safest and easiest way …
Being a polymer, it is highly resistant to hydrolytic degradation, something that all particulate cements (ZOE, calcium hydroxide, and glass ... «Dentistry IQ, Jun 15»
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5 Ancient Hair Dye Techniques That Are Utterly Disgusting …
The recipe for this hair dye called for taking lead oxide and mixing it with slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) and water until a paste is formed. This was then rubbed ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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Future hotter and more efficient coal plants
has to be burned in a separate stream to produce the lime which is slaked (combined with water) to make Ca(OH)₂ calcium hydroxide. Which ... «Next Big Future, Jun 15»

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