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Verb
/slāk/,
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slaking, present participle; slaked, past tense; slaked, past participle; slakes, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Quench or satisfy (one's thirst)
    • - slake your thirst with some lemonade
  2. Satisfy (desires)
    • - restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food
  3. Combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide

  1. quench: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"
  2. make less active or intense
  3. slack: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack lime"
  4. (Slaking (geology)) Slaking is the process in which earth materials disintegrate and crumble when exposed to moisture. The term can be applied to natural geologic formations, land modified by or for human use, or to the use of earth materials in manufacturing or industry.
  5. (Slaking (Pokémon)) Pokémon has 493 (as of Pokémon Diamond and Pearl) distinctive fictional species classified as the titular Pokémon. ...
  6. Of a person: to become less energetic, to slacken in one's efforts. [11th-17th c.]; To slacken; to become relaxed or loose. [11th-16th c.]; To satisfy (thirst, or other desires); to quench. [from 14th c.]; To cool (something) with water or another liquid. [from 14th c.]
  7. (slaked) calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)2 (hydrated lime, caustic calcareous earth).
  8. (slaking) the breaking down of soil aggregates when immersed in water.
  9. (Slaking) A process that take place in a "pit" during which heated carbonate of liem (in the form of chalk, limestone or marble) has water added to it, producing calcium hydrate. The reaction is exothermic, reaching 200+ degrees Fahrenheit within seconds, and potentially explosive. ...
  10. (slaking) process by which water is added to quick lime (CaO) to produce lime putty (Ca (OH)2) and, as a side effect, produces a large amount of heat
  11. To mix with water with a true chemical combination (hydrolysis) taking place, such as in the slaking of lime.
  12. To dissolve a thickening agent such as flour or cornstarch in a little cold water before adding it to the hot liquid which is to be thickened.
  13. To moisten dry clay or dry glaze materials by submerging in water. (1, 2)
  14. Putting dry clay into water in order to rehydrate it, breaking down dried chunks of clay with minimal effort. Dry glaze materials can also be slaked through water.
  15. To pour dry material into liquid and allow it to absorb the liquid to its fullest capacity.
  16. To mix a thickening agent with liquid, eg cornflour, arrowroot.
  17. (v) to satisfy thirst or desire
  18. to calm down or moderate
  19. Adding water to convert quicklime to hydrated lime.