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1 Lime -- rank: 1000

Lime definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary LIME, n. [L. limus; Gr. and allied to clammy. On this ... means of a strong heat in a furnace. The best lime for mortar or cement is obtained from limestone, or carbonate of lime, of which marble is a fine species. 3. The linden ... Lemon.] A species of acid fruit, smaller than the lemon. LIME, v.t. 1. To smear with a viscous substance. 2. To entangle; to ensnare. 3. To manure with lime. Land may be improved by draining, marling and liming. ...

2 caustic lime -- rank: 720

caustic lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Note: Lime is the ...

3 Lime light -- rank: 686

Lime light definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lime burner, one who burns limestone, shells, etc., to make lime. Lime light. See Calcium light, under Calcium. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... gas, in a state of ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; -- called also oxycalcium light, or lime light. Note: The ...

4 Lime twig -- rank: 686

Lime twig definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lime pit, a limestone quarry. Lime rod, Lime twig, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence, that which catches; a snare. --Chaucer. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lime twig Lime twig See under 4th Lime.

5 calcined lime -- rank: 677

calcined lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a white ... in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime]

6 Air-slacked lime -- rank: 677

Air-slacked lime definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Slack Slack, Slacken Slack"en ... by combining chemically with water; to slake; as, to slack lime. 4. To cause to become less eager; to repress; to ... slack thy pain Of this ill mansion. --Milton. Air-slacked lime, lime slacked by exposure to the air, in consequence of the ... and water, by which it is converted into carbonate of lime and hydrate of lime.

7 burnt lime -- rank: 677

burnt lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a white ... in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime]

8 slaked lime -- rank: 677

slaked lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate]

9 lime hydrate -- rank: 677

lime hydrate definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate]

10 hydrated lime -- rank: 677

hydrated lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a caustic substance produced by heating limestone [syn: calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate]

11 unslaked lime -- rank: 677

unslaked lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a white ... in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime]

12 fluxing lime -- rank: 677

fluxing lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a white ... in the production of calcium hydroxide [syn: calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt lime]

13 lime tree -- rank: 668

lime tree definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: any of various related trees bearing limes [syn: lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolia] 2: any of various deciduous trees of ... flowers; several yield valuable timber [syn: linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime tree]

14 chloride of lime -- rank: 658

chloride of lime definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a white ... used to bleach and/or disinfect [syn: bleaching powder, chlorinated lime, chloride of lime] Merriam Webster's Date: 1826 bleaching powder Webster's 1913 ... sodium (common salt). Chloride of ammonium, sal ammoniac. Chloride of lime, bleaching powder; a grayish white substance, CaOCl2, used in bleaching ...

15 Lime pit -- rank: 658

Lime pit definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lime pit, a limestone quarry. Lime rod, Lime twig, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence, that which catches ...