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Lime
/laɪm/
Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
📖 Definitions of "Lime"
noun
- 1
Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
- 2
Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
verb
- 1
To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
- 2
To smear with birdlime.
- 3
To apply limewash.
🔄 Synonyms of "Lime"
19 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| lindennoun | Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves. |
| calxnoun | (now chiefly historical) The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation). |
| birdlimenoun | A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds. |
| quicklimenoun | Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water. |
| calcium hydroxidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) A soft, white powder, Ca(OH)₂, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide; slaked lime. |
| basswoodnoun | (US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood. |
| calcium oxidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate. |
| slaked limenoun | Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses. |
| lime treenoun | any of various related trees bearing limes |
| hydrated limenoun | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
| caustic limenoun | quicklime |
| linden treenoun | any of various deciduous trees of the genus tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber |
| burnt limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| calcium hydratenoun | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
| unslaked limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| citrus aurantifolianoun | any of various related trees bearing limes |
| calcined limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| fluxing limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| lime hydratenoun | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Lime"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| quicklimenoun | Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water. |
| slaked limenoun | Calcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses. |
| calcium oxidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) A white powderous substance, CaO, normally made by heating calcium carbonate. |
| caustic limenoun | quicklime |
| calcium hydroxidenoun | (inorganic chemistry) A soft, white powder, Ca(OH)₂, obtained by the action of water on calcium oxide; slaked lime. |
| calxnoun | (now chiefly historical) The substance which remains after a metal or mineral has been thoroughly burnt, once seen as being the essential substance left after the expulsion of phlogiston, but now recognised as being the metallic oxide (or, in some cases, the metal in a state of sublimation). |
| lindennoun | Any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia, having heart-shaped leaves. |
| basswoodnoun | (US) Any of several trees of the genus Tilia; the lindens, especially Tilia americana, the American basswood. |
| birdlimenoun | A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds. |
| burnt limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| calcined limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| calcium hydratenoun | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
| citrus aurantifolianoun | any of various related trees bearing limes |
| fluxing limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| hydrated limenoun | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
| lime hydratenoun | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
| lime treenoun | any of various related trees bearing limes |
| linden treenoun | any of various deciduous trees of the genus tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber |
| unslaked limenoun | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
| calciumnoun | The chemical element with atomic number 20: a soft, silvery-white alkaline earth metal which occurs naturally as carbonate in limestone and as silicate in many rocks. |
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