Noun: milk of lime
- An aqueous suspension of calcium hydroxide, used in tanning as a basic agent
"After soaking, the hides and skins are taken for liming: treatment with milk of lime (a basic agent) that may involve the addition of ‘sharpening agents’ (disulfide reducing agents) like sodium sulphide, cyanides, amines etc."; "When excess calcium hydroxide is added to limewater, a suspension of calcium hydroxide particles results, giving it a milky aspect, in which case it has the common name of milk of lime"
Type of: suspension
Encyclopedia: Milk of lime