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unslaked adjective uk /ʌnˈsleɪkt/ us /ʌnˈsleɪkt/
unslakedadjective (FEELING) formal If someone's feeling of wanting something is unslaked, they have not stopped wanting it: The public thirst for information will continue unslaked. His appetite for gossip is completely unslaked. Related word
slake Her passion for power remains unslaked. Politicians, driven by the unslaked blood-thirst of the public, were spineless in this regard. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Lasting for a long time all-night ancient be going strongidiom changeless dateless incorruptibility incorruptible incorruptibly languish lasting nondurable nondurable goods of oldidiom old ongoing timelessly timelessness until doomsday venerably year
unslakedadjective (CHEMICAL) Unslaked lime(= a white chemical substance) has not been treated with water to produce a different chemical (calcium hydroxide): Unslaked lime (CaO) was produced by heating limestone at high temperatures. Unslaked fragments of shell are saved for the next batch. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Physical & chemical processes absorbable absorptive absorptive capacity absorptivity acidification endothermic reaction excitability excitation excite exergonic exothermic exothermic reaction impregnate re-emit reabsorb react reboil recondense scald vaporize |