lime
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- noun
- /laɪm/
- Specialized
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- And these oxides are lime compounds.
- quick lime
- lime stabilization
- lime kiln
And so often times, gardeners will unnecessarily kill off their soil life by amending their pH with something like lime or like sulfur.
- And so often times, gardeners will unnecessarily kill off their soil life by amending their pH with something like lime or like sulfur.
Examples
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So there were little blocks of undissolved calcium oxide or quick lime that remained inside Roman concrete.
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Next was a place where lime was packaged, and next to that, an oil depot.
Fiction book (1992) -
'Cause we gonna need lime and we gonna need a saw.
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I should pour the lime on it.
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Before composting, about 15 to 20 percent lime is incorporated into the biosolids for stabilization.
Academic text (1999) -
The composting process utilizes the addition of quick lime and sawdust as a bulking agent.
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Roman concrete was a mixture of stone, rubble and liquid mortar, and composed of lime, sand and something called pot solana.
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Farmers often apply lime to their fields to raise the pH of acidic soil.
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To improve crop yield, it is essential to add lime to the soil before planting.
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Gardeners use lime to counteract soil acidity and promote healthier plants.
Synonyms
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A white chemical made by heating a type of rock that burns skin and heats up in water
A white solid chemical used in building and industry that makes lime when water is added and gets hot
A white, very strong chemical used to make mortar and cement
A white powder made by heating limestone that reacts with water
A white powder made by heating limestone, used in building and farming
A white powder made by heating limestone that is used to make lime and in industry
A white powder like chalk made from calcium used in chemical processes
A white powder used to help melt and clean metals and to make slaked lime
Compounds
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A white powder made by heating limestone that is used to make lime and in industry
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Material made by heating limestone until it stops reacting and does not bind well
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A type of lime heated so much it stops reacting and cannot bind materials
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A white powder used to help melt and clean metals and to make slaked lime
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A milky liquid used to make things less acidic, for example in tanning and water treatment
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A type of lime heated too much so it does not react with water or make strong mortar
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A hard powder made from limestone heated too much that does not react and makes weak mortar
A large tree with leaves that are white and soft underneath and often planted in parks
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A soft white powder made by adding water to quicklime used to make plaster and to reduce soil acidity
Surface Forms
Etymology
Lime (building material) comes from an old word for a sticky or paste-like substance and is seen in the English word limestone, which is rock used to make this material. So this lime is the white powder or paste used in mortar and building.