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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'lime' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions lime noun  (poetic) any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone (mineralogy) A white alkaline substance, calcium oxide, obtained from limestone; quicklime 1952: Lime, which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations. — L.F. Salzman, Building in England, page 149. A dry white powder (calcium hydroxide). Translations:  French: Chaux (trans-mid) German: Lí¶schkalk (trans-mid) (trans-bottom) = Italian: calce verb (lim, ing) (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime). Translations:  adjective  Containing lime or lime juice. lime-green, Lime-green. Translations: (trans-top, containing lime/lime juice) (trans-mid) (trans-bottom)        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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