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slake [sleɪk] VB trans

slake needs, wants

tešiti [perf potešiti]

slake thirst

gasiti [perf pogasiti]

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Mixtures of bluestone crystals, sulphate of ammonia, slaked lime and carbon black were used. en.wikipedia.org

It is a colorless crystal or white powder and is obtained when calcium oxide (called "lime" or "quicklime") is mixed, or slaked with water. en.wikipedia.org

Flint clay breaks with a pronounced conchoidal fracture and resists slaking in water. en.wikipedia.org

The beast has smelled human blood and wants to slake its wild-burning thirst with it... en.wikipedia.org

For plastering, he is using hydraulic lime, which is in the process of being slaked. www.thehindu.com

The urban restrictions could slake the thirst of 3.5 million residents a year, according to regulators. www.dailynews.com

They do not slake in contact with water and must therefore be ground to a floury fineness. en.wikipedia.org

After the three-hour event, the children were given a biscuit packet and water bottle to slake their hunger and thirst. www.thehindu.com

It could not slake mine ire, nor ease my heart. en.wikipedia.org

If the quicklime is slaked with an excess of water then putty or slurry is produced. en.wikipedia.org

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