石せっ灰かい乳にゅう

noun

milk of lime; limewater

Technical term in chemistry and construction: a suspension of calcium hydroxide in water, used in whitewash, mortar, and water treatment.

• 石せっ灰かい乳にゅうは、消しょう石せっ灰かいを水みずに溶とかして作つくられる。

  Milk of lime is made by dissolving slaked lime in water.

• 壁かべに石せっ灰かい乳にゅうを塗ぬると、白しろく仕し上あがる。

  When you apply milk of lime to a wall, it gives a white finish.