soda lime

n. A mixture of calcium oxide, sodium hydroxide, and often also potassium hydroxide, used as a drying agent and carbon dioxide absorbent.

soda lime

n (Elements & Compounds) a solid mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides used to absorb carbon dioxide and to dry gases

so′da lime`

n. a mixture of sodium hydroxide and calcium hydroxide. [1860–65]

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Noun

soda lime - a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gasesmixture - (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

soda lime

[′sōd·ə ‚līm] (materials) A mixture of sodium or potassium hydroxide with calcium oxide; granules are used to absorb water vapor and carbon dioxide gas.

soda lime

so·da lime

a mixture of calcium and sodium hydroxides used to absorb carbon dioxide in situations in which rebreathing occurs; for example, in basal determinations or in certain types of anesthesia circuits.

soda lime

A white granular substance consisting of a mixture of calcium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or both. It is used to absorb carbon dioxide and as an absorbing compound in anesthesia. See also: lime

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noun a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides

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