bleaching lime

  • 1Bleaching — Bleach ing, n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Ure. [1913 Webster] {Bleaching powder}, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other… …

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  • 2Bleaching powder — Bleaching Bleach ing, n. The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Ure. [1913 Webster] {Bleaching powder}, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or… …

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  • 3bleaching powder — n. any powder used in bleaching; esp., chloride of lime …

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  • 4lime — 1. CaO; an alkaline earth oxide occurring in grayish white masses (quicklime); on exposure to the atmosphere it becomes converted into calcium hydrate and calcium carbonate (air slaked l.); direct addition of …

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  • 5lime — lime1 limeless, adj. limelike, adj. /luym/, n., v., limed, liming. n. 1. Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water soluble solid, CaO, tha …

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  • 6bleaching powder — chlorkalkės statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Ca(OCl)₂ ir CaCl₂ mišinys. atitikmenys: angl. bleaching powder; chloride of lime; chlorinated lime; hypochlorite lime rus. белильная известь; хлорная известь ryšiai: sinonimas – balinimo kalkės …

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  • 7bleaching powder — chlorkalkės statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Kalcio hipochlorito ir kalcio chlorido mišinys, naudojamas audiniams, popieriui, celiuliozei balinti, naftos produktams, nuotekoms valyti. atitikmenys: angl. bleaching powder;… …

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  • 8bleaching agent — noun an agent that makes things white or colorless • Syn: ↑bleach, ↑blanching agent, ↑whitener • Derivationally related forms: ↑whiten (for: ↑whitener), ↑bleach ( …

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  • 9bleaching powder — noun a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect • Syn: ↑chlorinated lime, ↑chloride of lime • Hypernyms: ↑bleaching agent, ↑bleach, ↑blanching agent, ↑whitener …

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  • 10bleaching powder — bleach·ing powder .blē chiŋ n a white powder consisting chiefly of calcium hydroxide, calcium chloride, and calcium hypochlorite used as a bleach, disinfectant, or deodorant called also chloride of lime, chlorinated lime * * * chlorinated lime …

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