limewater
Noun
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Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
aqua
water
head
ice
steam
rain
electrolyte
brine
calcium hydroxide
caustic lime
hydrosphere
hydrated lime
lime hydrate
pickling lime
lime water
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Black also found that when bubbled through limewater (a saturated aqueous solution of calcium hydroxide ), it would precipitate calcium carbonate.
A solution/suspension of calcium hydroxide is known as limewater and can be used to test for the weak acid carbon dioxide.