0 present participle of slake --
1 to satisfy a feeling of being thirsty or of wanting something: --
The grinding technology of the time consisted only of flat millstones, and it was more economic to comminute the limestone by burning and slaking than by grinding.
Flint clay breaks with a pronounced conchoidal fracture and resists slaking in water.
Perfect slaking of the calcined lime before being used is very important as, if used in a partially slaked condition, it will blow when in position and blister the work.
There is some dispute as to the comparative quality of putty formed from hydrated lime compared to that produced as putty at the time of slaking.
In "wet slaking" enough water, but not too much, is added to hydrate the quicklime and form a putty referred to as lime putty.
These include sub-processes of cryofracture, insolation weathering, slaking, salt weathering, bioturbation and anthropogenic impacts.
It consists primarily of calcium hydroxide which is derived by slaking quicklime (calcium oxide), and may contain up to 5% of other ingredients.
It may be a matter of slaking curiosity.
