Word Finder - slaking

definition

To satisfy (thirst, or other desires).

synonyms

• extinguish
• quench

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To cool (something) with water or another liquid.

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To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

example

The lime slakes.

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To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place.

example

to slake lime

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Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts.

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To slacken; to become relaxed or loose.

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To become less intense; to weaken, decrease in force.

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To go out; to become extinct.

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To besmear.

Some heat is also gained by the slaking of the caustic lime within the liquor.

Siegfried readily agreed, and though handicapped by carrying shield, sword and spear, easily reached the goal first, but waited, with his customary courtesy, until the king had arrived and drunk before slaking his own thirst.

In France this slaking is conducted systematically by the makers, the freshly burned lime being sprinkled with water and stored in large bins where slaking proceeds slowly and regularly until the whole of the surplus uncom bined lime is slaked and rendered harmless, while the cementitious compounds, notably tricalcium silicate, remain untouched.

Seeing that regular and perfect slaking is more easily attained when working systematically on a large scale and by storing the material for a long period, the French method is the better and more rational.

Barium hydroxide, Ba(OH) 2, is a white powder that can be obtained by slaking the monoxide with the requisite quantity of water, but it is usually made on the large scale by heating heavy spar with small coal whereby a crude barium sulphide is obtained.

It has been shown that the best hydraulic lime, or volcanic puzzuolana and lime, if properly ground while slaking, and otherwise treated in the best-known manner, as well as some of the so-called natural (calcareous) cements, will yield results certainly not inferior to those obtained from Portland cement.

If you are involved in a large project it is cheaper to make your own lime putty by slaking quicklime.