quicklime vs lime
lime vs quicklimequicklime and lime both are nouns.
quicklime is not a verb while lime is a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| quicklime | Yes | No | No | No |
| lime | Yes | No | Yes | No |
As nouns,
quicklime and lime
are synonyms defined as:
- quicklime and lime: a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
Other synonyms of quicklime include
burnt lime, calcined lime, calcium oxide, calx, fluxing lime, unslaked lime.
| quicklime (noun) | lime (noun) |
|---|---|
| a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide | 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 |
| quicklime (verb) | lime (verb) |
|---|---|
| cover with lime so as to induce growth | |
| spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |
Words related to "quicklime"
Words related to "lime"
- American basswood
- American lime
- Ca
- Citrus aurantifolia
- Japanese lime
- Japanese linden
- Tilia
- Tilia americana
- Tilia cordata
- Tilia heterophylla
- Tilia japonica
- Tilia tomentosa
- adhesive
- adhesive agent
- adhesive material
- atomic number 20
- basswood
- birdlime
- burnt lime
- calcined lime
- calcium
- calcium hydrate
- calcium hydroxide
- calcium oxide
- calx
- caustic lime
- citrous fruit
- citrus
- citrus fruit
- citrus tree
- cottonwood
- cover
- dead-burned lime
- deadburned lime
- fluxing lime
- genus Citrus
- genus Tilia
- hydrated lime
- hydrated oxide
- hydroxide
- key lime
- lime
- lime hydrate
- lime tree
- linden
- linden tree
- over-burned lime
- overburned lime
- oxide
- quicklime
- scatter
- silver lime
- silver linden
- slaked lime
- small-leaved lime
- small-leaved linden
- spread
- spread out
- tree
- unslaked lime
- white basswood
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