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