oxide vs lime

oxide and lime both are nouns.

oxide is not a verb while lime is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
oxide	Yes	No	No	No
lime	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lime is a hyponym of oxide; that is, lime is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than oxide:

oxide: any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
lime: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

Other hyponyms of oxide include titania, titanic oxide, titanium dioxide, titanium oxide, pentoxide, nitrogen oxide, burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, quicklime, unslaked lime, copper oxide, dioxide, ferric oxide, monoxide, peroxide, minium, red lead, silica, silicon dioxide, silicon oxide, sulfur oxide, sulphur oxide, superoxide, tetroxide, trioxide, flowers of zinc, philosopher's wool, philosophers' wool, zinc oxide, zirconia, zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide.

oxide (noun)	lime (noun)
any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical	the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees
	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

oxide (verb)	lime (verb)
	cover with lime so as to induce growth
	spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

Difference between oxide and lime

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