lime


Definition: Meaning of, lime in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / lʌɪm /

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lime limes
  1. [countable] a small juicy green fruit with a sour taste, or the tree this grows on
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  2. [countable] a tree with pleasant-smelling yellow flowers [=  linden]
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  3. [uncountable] a white substance obtained by burning LIMESTONE, used for making cement, marking sports fields etc [=  quicklime]
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  4. [uncountable] a light yellowish green colour
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  1. technical to add lime to soil to control acid
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lime used in phrases

  • American lime (noun)
    1. large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown
  • Japanese lime (noun)
    1. medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
  • Lime disease spirochete (noun)
    1. cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes
  • Spanish lime (noun)
    1. round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes
    2. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
  • Spanish lime tree (noun)
    1. tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp
  • burnt lime (noun)
    1. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  • calcined lime (noun)
    1. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  • caustic lime (noun)
    1. a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
  • chloride of lime (noun)
    1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
  • chlorinated lime (noun)
    1. a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and/or disinfect
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