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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescalce spenta
Pronunciation / Transliteration: calce spenta
"La calce spenta è fondamentale per preparare la malta."
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Calcium hydroxide, obtained by treating calcium oxide with water.
"Slaked lime is commonly used in mortar, plaster, and soil stabilization."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the past participle of 'slake' (in the obsolete sense of 'to mix with water') and 'lime' (calcium oxide/carbonate).
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10 Global Lexicons: How "slaked-lime" is said worldwide
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chaux éteinte
Transliteration: chaux éteinte
"On utilise de la chaux éteinte pour peindre les murs extérieurs."
Gediegener Kalk
Transliteration: gelöschter Kalk
Script: gelöschter Kalk
"Gelöschter Kalk wird oft im Bauwesen verwendet."
calce spenta
Transliteration: calce spenta
"La calce spenta è fondamentale per preparare la malta."
cal apagada
Transliteration: cal apagada
"La cal apagada se mezcla con arena para hacer cemento tradicional."
cal extinta
Transliteration: cal extinta
"A cal extinta é muito usada na pintura de paredes."
बुझा हुआ चूना
Transliteration: bujha hua chuna
"सफेदी करने के लिए बुझा हुआ चूना उपयोग किया जाता है।"
熟石灰
Transliteration: shú shíhuī
"熟石灰在建筑工程中有着广泛的应用。"
소석회
Transliteration: soseokhoe
"소석회는 산성 토양을 중화하는 데 사용됩니다."
消石灰
Transliteration: shōsekkai
"消石灰は運動場の白線引きや消毒に使われます。"
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