Limewater in Detail

Useful Words

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Milk Of Magnesia : میگنیشیا کا دودھ : purgative consisting of a milky white liquid suspension of magnesium hydroxide; used as a laxative and (in smaller doses) as an antacid.

Burnt Lime, Calcined Lime, Calcium Oxide, Calx, Fluxing Lime, Lime, Quicklime, Unslaked Lime : چونا : a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide. "Calcium oxide in cement".

Desiccant, Drier, Drying Agent, Siccative : خشک کرنے والی دوا وغیرہ : a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture).

Saline, Saline Solution : نمکین : an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water.

Hydrofluoric Acid : ہائیڈرو فلورک ایک تیزاب : a weak poisonous liquid acid; formed by solution of hydrogen fluoride in water.

Hydrocyanic Acid, Prussic Acid : پروسی تیزاب : a solution of hydrogen cyanide in water; weak solutions are used in fumigating and in the synthesis of organic compounds.

Solute : گھلا ہوا مادہ : the dissolved matter in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state.

Baking Soda, Bicarbonate Of Soda, Saleratus, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Hydrogen Carbonate : کھانے کا سوڈا : a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid. "Mix baking soda and vinegar to clean drains".

Acid Value : چربی میں تیزاب کی مقدار : (chemistry) the amount of free acid present in fat as measured by the milligrams of potassium hydroxide needed to neutralize it. "As the glycerides in fat slowly decompose the acid value increases".

Atomic Number 11, Na, Sodium : سوڈیم : a silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt).

Stalactite : کلسی رسوب : a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave.

Actinolite : ہرے مادے : a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate.

Osteomalacia : ہڈیوں کے نرم پڑ جانے کی حالت : abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D.

Limestone : چونے کا پتھر : a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals.

Stalagmite : رسوب کلسی فرش : a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave.

Hypocalcaemia, Hypocalcemia : خون میں کیلسیم کی مقدار کا کم ہونا : abnormally low level of calcium in the blood; associated with hypoparathyroidism or kidney malfunction or vitamin D deficiency.

Hypoparathyroidism : خون میں کیلشیم کی کمی : inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood.

Dew : شبنم : water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air. "In the morning the grass was wet with dew".

Headrace : پن چکی کی نہر : a waterway that feeds water to a mill or water wheel or turbine. "Headrace may contain spillways".

Osteodystrophy : ہڈی کی ناقص نشوونما : defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism.

Heulandite : ہیولینڈائٹ دھات : a group of minerals of the zeolite family consisting of a hydrous aluminum silicate of sodium and calcium.

Rachitis, Rickets : بچوں میں وٹامن ڈی کی کمی : childhood disease caused by deficiency of vitamin D and sunlight associated with impaired metabolism of calcium and phosphorus.

Calc-Tufa, Tufa : خانہ دار کلسی پتھر : a soft porous rock consisting of calcium carbonate deposited from springs rich in lime.

Break Up, Dissolve, Resolve : حل کرنا : cause to go into a solution. "The recipe says that we should dissolve a cup of sugar in two cups of water".

Hornblende : گہری سبز دھات : a green to black mineral of the amphibole group; consists of silicates of calcium and sodium and magnesium and iron.

Resolve, Solve : حل تلاش کرنا : find the solution. "Solve an equation".

Dissolution, Dissolving : حل ہونے کا عمل : the process of going into solution. "The dissolving of salt in water".

Dissolve : حل ہو جانا : pass into a solution. "The sugar quickly dissolved in the coffee".

Hypercalcinuria, Hypercalciuria : پیشاب میں کیلشیم کی زیادہ مقدار : the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis.

Drown : ڈوب کر مرجانا : die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating. "Die drowning".

Lead, Track, Trail : سراغ : evidence pointing to a possible solution. "The police are following a promising lead".