What is to deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime called?
slacken — To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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