limes

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
  2. noun a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
  3. noun a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

Etymology

From Latin līmes. Doublet of limit.

Synonyms

calcium hydroxide, lime, slaked lime, hydrated lime, calcium hydrate, caustic lime, lime hydrate

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