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Noun: caustic lime  kos-tik lIm
  1. A caustic substance produced by heating limestone
    - calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate

Derived forms: caustic limes

Type of: hydrated oxide, hydroxide

Encyclopedia: Caustic lime