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单词 delime
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delimev.

Brit. /(ˌ)diːˈlʌɪm/, U.S. /diˈlaɪm/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a German lexical item. Etymons: de- prefix, lime v.1
Etymology: < de- prefix + lime v.1, originally after German entkalken (1860 or earlier; compare its derivative Entkalkung, 1860 or earlier).
transitive. To remove lime (lime n.1) from; esp. 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. Also intransitive.
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1872 W. Crookes tr. R. von Wagner Handbk. Chem. Technol. p. xii. (contents) Other Methods of De-Liming [Ger. Entkalkung] the Juice.
1954 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts 17 Sept. 851 The cow hide pieces were limed in straight lime solutions containing excess lime, delimed, and then tanned for six weeks.
2020 A. D. Covington & W. R. Wise Tanning Chem. (ed. 2) vii. 194 The solution for tanners of melanin-pigmented hides is to delime as rapidly as possible.., but then to degrade any residual melanin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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