ˈlime-water
[f. lime n.1]
A solution of lime in water, used medicinally and in the clarification of sugar.
| 1677 Grew Colours Plants iii. in Anat. Plants (1682) 277 Other Alkalies, and particularly Lime-Water. 1794 Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. 5 The strongest lime-water contains no more than about one grain per ounce troy. 1849 D. Campbell Inorg. Chem. 136 Lime-water soon becomes covered with a pellicle of carbonate when exposed to the air. |