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| betel nut |
the nut of the betel palm, chewed together with betel pepper leaves and lime in southeastern Asia as a mild stimulant and narcotic. |
| calcium hydroxide |
a soft white crystalline compound made by the action of water on calcium oxide and used in the manufacture of cement, plaster, hard rubber products, and bleaching powder; slaked lime. |
| calcium oxide |
a soft white caustic powder used in the treatment of waste, as an industrial alkali, and in the manufacture of steel, glass, plaster, and insecticides; lime; quicklime. |
| chloride of lime |
a white powder made from chlorine and slaked lime and used as a bleaching or disinfecting agent; chlorinated lime. |
| citric acid |
an acid derived from the juice of the lime, lemon, or pineapple or from the fermentation of sugars, often used as a flavoring. |
| citrusy |
like citrus, esp. like the citrus fruits lemon, lime,or orange. |
| collins |
(often cap.) a drink made with lemon or lime juice, carbonated water, sugar, and either gin, vodka, whiskey, or rum. |
| daiquiri |
a cocktail made of rum, lime juice, and sugar. |
| gimlet |
an alcoholic beverage consisting of sweetened lime juice mixed with vodka or gin. [1/3 definitions] |
| Key lime pie |
a pie with a filling made of condensed milk and lime juice. |
| kiln |
a furnace or oven for burning lime, hardening pottery or brick, drying lumber, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| lime1 |
a white powder made of calcium oxide. Lime is used in cement, in making steel and paper, and in making some soils better for growing plants. |
| limeade |
a drink made of lime juice, water, and a sweetener, usu. served cold. |
| limekiln |
a furnace for making lime by heating limestone or shells. |
| limelight |
formerly, a strong theater spotlight that used lime heated until it shone, or the light produced by this device. [1/2 definitions] |
| limestone |
a rock formed mostly from shells and other animal remains. Limestone is used in building and in making cement, lime, and carbon dioxide. |
| limy |
consisting of or containing lime or limestone. [1/2 definitions] |
| mamoncillo |
a fruit-bearing tree that grows primarily in Central America and the Caribbean and produces a small fruit with a rigid green skin and a sweet fleshy interior. The mamoncillo fruit is called by different names in different countries and is sometimes called a Spanish lime. |
| margarita |
a cocktail made of tequila and lemon or lime juice and usu. served in a glass whose rim is coated with salt. |
| mortar2 |
a material made from lime, sand, and water and used to hold bricks or stones in place. |
| pink lady |
a cocktail made of gin, egg white, lemon or lime juice, and grenadine. |
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