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limewater

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limewater: see calcium hydroxide calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2, colorless crystal or white powder. It is prepared by reacting calcium oxide (lime) with water, a process called slaking, and is also known as hydrated lime or slaked lime.
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Then the material was placed in vats of limewater, or lacking lime, both Spaniards and Pueblos resorted to a lye bath of wood ashes.
Afterwards, the bones will be brought home by the daughters, cleaned by water, and bathed with turmeric and limewater.
An absorbent coating, such as limewater, on slats would capture carbon dioxide so that it could be removed and then buried.
 
 
 
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