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Definition of lime

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Lime (n.) A fruit allied to the lemon, but much smaller; also, the tree which bears it. There are two kinds; Citrus Medica, var. acida which is intensely sour, and the sweet lime (C. Medica, var. Limetta) which is only slightly sour..

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Incrustation :: Incrustation (n.) A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler..

Brat :: Brat (n.) A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.

Limy :: Limy (a.) Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous..

Eudialyte :: Eudialyte (n.) A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster, consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and lime..

Alimentiveness :: Alimentiveness (n.) The instinct or faculty of appetite for food.

Zechstein :: Zechstein (n.) The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.

Compost :: Compost (n.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime, and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as in a compost heap..

Laumontite :: Laumontite (n.) A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles..

Purbeck Beds :: Purbeck beds () The strata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone, belonging to the Oolitic group. See the Chart of Geology..

Helianthin :: Helianthin (n.) An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also methyl orange..

Unruliment :: Unruliment (n.) Unruliness.

Arenaceous :: Arenaceous (a.) Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone..

Epidote :: Epidote (n.) A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color, occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic crystals. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of iron, or manganese..

Low :: Low (superl.) Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison..

Limewater :: Limewater (n.) Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of lime for medicinal purposes..

Salimeter :: Salimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any given solution.

Inalimental :: Inalimental (a.) Affording no aliment or nourishment.

Compliment :: Compliment (v. i.) To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of respect.

Habiliment :: Habiliment (n.) A garment; an article of clothing.

Oligoclase :: Oligoclase (n.) A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar.