Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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lime | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dead-burned lime | Yes | No | No | No |
lime (noun) | dead-burned lime (noun) |
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the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees | An over-burned lime (also called oveburned lime, or sometimes dead-burned lime and deadburned lime) is a lime that has been fired above 1,100° C, thus loosing its reactivity, which leads to poor or no bond strength. |
any of various related trees bearing limes | |
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 | |
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone | |
a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | |
a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
lime (verb) | dead-burned lime (verb) |
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cover with lime so as to induce growth | |
spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |