Borrelia burgdorferi Lime disease spirochete | cause of Lyme disease, transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
calcium blocker calciumhannel blocker | any of a class of drugs that block the flow of the electrolyte calcium (either in nerve cell conduction or smooth muscle contraction of the heart), has been used in the treatment of angina or arrhythmia or hypertension or migraine |
fenoprofen fenoprofen calcium Nalfon | a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders |
limelight calcium light | a lamp consisting of a flame directed at a cylinder of lime with a lens to concentrate the light, formerly used for stage lighting |
lime | the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees |
key lime | small yellow-green limes of southern Florida |
genip Spanish lime | round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp, eaten like grapes |
lime juice | usually freshly squeezed juice of limes |
linden linden tree basswood lime lime tree | 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 |
American basswood American lime Tilia americana | large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown |
small-leaved linden small-leaved lime Tilia cordata | large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves, often cultivated as an ornamental |
Japanese linden Japanese lime Tilia japonica | medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental |
silver lime silver linden Tilia tomentosa | large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
rangpur rangpur lime lemanderin Citrus limonia | hybrid between mandarin orange and lemon having very acid fruit with orange peel |
sweet lemon sweet lime Citrus limetta | lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp |
lime lime tree Citrus aurantifolia | any of various related trees bearing limes |
Spanish lime Spanish lime tree honey berry mamoncillo genip ginep Melicocca bijuga Melicocca bijugatus | tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp |
calcium Ca atomic number | a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light, the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust, an important component of most plants and animals |
mosaic gold stannic sulfide | a yellow pigment sometimes suspended in lacquer |
birdlime lime | a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
bleaching powder chlorinated lime chloride of lime | a white powder comprised of calcium hydroxide and chloride and hypochlorite and used to bleach and or disinfect |
calcium carbide | a grey salt of calcium (CaC) used in making acetylene |
calcium hypochlorite | any hypochlorite of calcium, used as a bleaching agent |
calcium lactate | a white crystalline salt made by the action of lactic acid on calcium carbonate, used in foods (as a baking powder) and given medically as a source of calcium |
calcium nitrate | a deliquescent salt that is soluble in water, sometimes used as a source of nitrogen in fertilizers |
calcium oxide quicklime lime calx calcined lime fluxing lime unslaked lime burnt lime | a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide |
calcium phosphate | a phosphate of calcium, a main constituent of animal bones |
calcium stearate calcium octadecanoate | an insoluble calcium salt of stearic acid and palmitic acid, it is formed when soap is mixed with water that contains calcium ions and is the scum produced in regions of hard water |
hydrogen sulfide | a sulfide having the unpleasant smell of rotten eggs |
calcium hydroxide lime slaked lime hydrated lime calcium hydrate caustic lime lime hydrate | a caustic substance produced by heating limestone |
calcium bicarbonate | a bicarbonate that is a major cause of hard water |
calcium carbonate | a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone |
calcium chloride | a deliquescent salt, used in de-icing and as a drying agent |
calcium hydride hydrolith | a saltlike binary compound (CaH) used as a reducing agent and source of hydrogen |
calcium sulphate calcium sulfate | a white salt (CaSO) |
mustard gas mustard agent blistering agent dichloroethyl sulfide sulfur mustard | a toxic war gas with sulfide based compounds that raises blisters and attacks the eyes and lungs, there is no known antidote |
soda lime | a mixture of sodium and calcium hydroxides, absorbs liquids and gases |
sulfide sulphide | a compound of sulphur and some other element that is more electropositive |
calcium ion factor IV | ion of calcium, a factor in the clotting of blood |
cadmium sulfide | a yellow sulfide used chiefly as a pigment |
zinc cadmium sulfide | cadmium sulfide containing zinc |
zinc sulfide zinc sulphide | a yellow to white crystalline fluorescent compound that occurs naturally as sphalerite or wurtzite and is used as a luminous pigment |
lime | cover with lime so as to induce growth, lime the lawn |
birdlime lime | spread birdlime on branches to catch birds |