noun
slaked lime; calcium hydroxide
Technical term for calcium hydroxide, used in construction, agriculture, and water treatment.
消石灰は土壌改良に使われる。
Slaked lime is used for soil improvement.
生石灰 is quicklime (calcium oxide), while 消石灰 is slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) produced by adding water to quicklime.
Compound of 消 (slaking) and 石灰 (lime). The term describes lime that has been slaked with water.