delime

Definitions


[], (Verb)

Definitions:
- To remove lime from; especially to wash or treat (a hide or skin) so as to remove or neutralize lime which has been applied to it as part of the tanning process.


Phrases:

Origin:
late 19th century; earliest use found in William Crookes (1832–1919), chemist and science journalist. From de- + lime, originally after German entkalken




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