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Lime



Table of contents
1 Noun
2 Adjective
3 Verb
4 Related words

Noun

  1. the green fruit of a lime tree.
  2. any of the trees that bear limes.
  3. a white substance (calcium oxide) obtained from limestone.
  4. a dry white powder (calcium hydroxide).
  5. a light, somewhat yellowish, green colour, the colour of the fruit of a lime tree.
  6. the linden tree.

Translations

  • German: Limone f (1, 2), Kalk m (3), Kalziumkarbonat n (3), Calciumhydroxid n (4), Linde f (6), Lindenbaum m (6)
  • Interlingua: lima (1); limiero (2); calce (vive) (3); calce (extincte) (4); (color de) lima (5); tilia (6)
  • Polish: wapno palone n (3), wapno gaszone n (4), lipa f (6)
  • Portuguese: lima f (1); limeira f (2); cal (viva) f (3); cal (extinta) f (4); cor de lima f (5); tília f (6)

Adjective

  1. containing lime or lime juice.
  2. having a light green colour.

Translations

  • German: leuchtend hell-grün (2)

Verb

  1. to treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).

Related words

See Appendix:Colours



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