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Shell lime

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limesandnoun(geology) A course sediment found in the seabed containing primarily ground up shells, sometimes used in agriculture as an acidity regulator.
lime pitnounA limestone quarry.
lime-kilnnounAlternative form of limekiln. [A furnace used to produce lime from limestone.]
caustic limenounquicklime
limenoun(chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
quick limenounAlternative spelling of quicklime. [Calcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.]
limekilnnounA furnace used to produce lime from limestone.
quicklimenounCalcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
hydraulic limenounquicklime obtained from hydraulic limestone, and used for cementing underwater, etc.
limingnounAn application of lime (calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide).
lime kilnnounAlternative form of limekiln. [A furnace used to produce lime from limestone.]
dolimenounDolomitic lime, which is produced by heating (calcining) dolomitic limestone.
pearl-ashnounA gray-white powder, having chemical properties of quicklime, made by heating mollusk shells to a temperature sufficient to calcine the material.
soda-limenounA mixture of caustic soda and quicklime.
milk of limenoun(obsolete) Calcium hydroxide.
cream of limenounA thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.
carbonate of limenounCalcium carbonate.
limeyardnounAn area where lime is mined, processed, or kept
limepitnounAlternative form of lime pit. [A limestone quarry.]
slaked limenounCalcium hydroxide, a soft white powder, produced by adding water to quicklime. It is used in making mortar and cement, and has many industrial uses.

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