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lime noun

  /laɪm/
  • (chemistry) Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
kalkki
  • (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
liisteri, mönjä

lime noun

  /laɪm/
  • Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
limetti, lime
  • Any of the trees that bear limes, especially Key lime, Citrus aurantiifolia.
limetti, limettipuu
  • (uncountable) Any of several brilliant, sometimes yellowish, green colours associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
  • A particular one of those colours that has been standardized under this name, at least in some organizations' standards.
limenvihreä, limetinvihreä

lime verb

  /laɪm/
  • (transitive) To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  • (transitive) To apply limewash.
kalkita
  • (transitive) To smear with birdlime.
sivellä lintuliimalla

lime adjective

  /laɪm/
  • Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
limetinmakuinen
  • Containing lime or lime juice.
limetti-

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