Antonyms for lime
laɪmlime

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1. • Adhesive Material
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1. calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydratenoun

   a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

   Synonyms:
   slaked lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, caustic lime, calcined lime, linden tree, basswood, linden, hydrated lime, quicklime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate, burnt lime, birdlime, calx, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, lime tree

2. calcium oxide, quicklime, lime, calx, calcined lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, burnt limenoun

   a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

   Synonyms:
   slaked lime, unslaked lime, caustic lime, calcined lime, linden tree, basswood, linden, hydrated lime, quicklime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate, burnt lime, fluxing lime, birdlime, calx, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, lime tree

3. birdlime, limenoun

   a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

   Synonyms:
   slaked lime, fluxing lime, unslaked lime, caustic lime, calcined lime, linden tree, basswood, linden, hydrated lime, quicklime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate, burnt lime, birdlime, calx, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, lime tree

4. lime, lime tree, Citrus aurantifolianoun

   any of various related trees bearing limes

   Synonyms:
   slaked lime, calx, caustic lime, calcined lime, fluxing lime, linden tree, basswood, linden, hydrated lime, quicklime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate, burnt lime, birdlime, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, lime tree, unslaked lime

5. linden, linden tree, basswood, lime, lime treenoun

   any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

   Synonyms:
   slaked lime, unslaked lime, caustic lime, calcined lime, linden tree, burnt lime, basswood, linden, hydrated lime, quicklime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate, calx, fluxing lime, birdlime, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, lime tree

6. limeverb

   the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

   Synonyms:
   slaked lime, calx, caustic lime, calcined lime, fluxing lime, linden tree, basswood, linden, hydrated lime, quicklime, calcium hydrate, lime hydrate, burnt lime, birdlime, calcium hydroxide, calcium oxide, lime tree, unslaked lime

7. birdlime, limeverb

   spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

   Synonyms:
   birdlime

8. limeverb

   cover with lime so as to induce growth

   "lime the lawn"

   Synonyms:
   birdlime

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1. limenoun

   Associated words:
   calcareous, calciferous, calcariferous, calcification, calcify, calcified, calcivorous, calcination, calciform, slack, cretification, calcigerous, kalsomine

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lime

   Synonyms:
   Calcium oxide
   

How to use lime in a sentence?

1. Shannan Edwards:

   I try to outdo myself every year, the best thing is stopping for gas wearing a crazy outfit. If you're wearing a lime-green zebra-striped suit in the middle of the afternoon, people are going to ask questions.

2. Conservator Dr. Hotchand:

   The most interesting part of these frescoes are the indigenous techniques and materials, earth color was derived from minerals, blue from indigo, white from lime, red from vermilion and black from kohl.

3. Jeff Melvoin:

   You think Nature is some Disney movie Nature is a killer. Nature is a bitch. It's feeding time out there 24 hours a day, every step that you take is a gamble with death. If it isn't getting hit with lightning today, it's an earthquake tomorrow or some deer tick carrying Lime disease. Either way, you're ending up on the wrong end of the food chain.

4. Good Foodie founder Yumna Jawad:

   You could have so much fun with this, you could play around with corn elote, or try dips and sauces like chipotle lime mayo, Sriracha mayo, garlic and herb butter or even barbecue sauce.

5. Karin Lazarus:

   White chocolate truffles made with key lime oil and rolled in graham cracker crumbs, it’s our most popular product.

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