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Slaked
Slake Slake, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked; p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.] [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS. sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See Slack, v. & a.] 1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. ``And slake the heavenly fire.' --Spenser. It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. --Shak. 2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.

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- Calcium hydroxide (traditionally called slaked lime) is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula Ca(OH)2. It is a colorless crystal or white powder...
- Look up slaking in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Slaking may refer to: Slaking (geology), the process in which earth materials disintegrate and crumble...
- Slaking is the process in which earth materials disintegrate and crumble when exposed to moisture. The term can be applied to natural geologic formations...
- still strongly alkaline) slaked lime or hydrated lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2), the process of which is called slaking of lime. When the term is...
- Slake's Limbo is a novel for young adults by Felice Holman, first published in 1974. The book is about a young adolescent boy, Aremis Slake, who runs...
- Nicholas Slake was the Dean of Wells during 1398. He was appointed: Prebendary of Erdington in Bridgnorth 1394 Prebendary of Shirecote in Tamworth Prebendary...
- that sets by hydration. This contrasts with calcium hydroxide, also called slaked lime or air lime that is used to make lime mortar, the other common type...
- Peninsula, Belize River valley and Petén Basin, limestone was used to make slaked lime for steeping the s****ed kernels. The Maya used nixtamal to produce...
- calcimine, kalsomine, calsomine, or lime paint is a type of paint made from slaked lime (calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2) or chalk (calcium carbonate, CaCO3), sometimes...
- tobacco, slaked lime, indigo, cardamom, oil, menthol, water. Naswār is made from sun and heat-dried tobacco leaves. These are added to slaked lime, ash...