soda lime

1. 1.

   a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases

   Broadermixture

Questions about soda lime

What does soda lime mean?

soda lime means "a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides; absorbs liquids and gases".

Is soda lime a common word?

soda lime is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.