lime
石灰,石灰岩,石灰灰,石灰的
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- : Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish-white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water-soluble solid, CaO, that when combined with water forms calcium hydroxide , obtained from calcium carbonate, limestone, or oyster shells: used chiefly in mortars, plasters, and cements, in bleaching powder, and in the manufacture of steel, paper, glass, and various chemicals of calcium.
- : a calcium compound for improving crops grown in soils deficient in lime.
- : birdlime.
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limed, lim·ing.
- : to treat with lime or compounds of calcium.
- : to smear with birdlime.
- : to catch with or as if with birdlime.
- : to paint or cover with a composition of lime and water; whitewash: The government buildings were freshly limed.
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Taste, and season with additional salt and lime juice, if desired.
Fried and dusted with chili lime or nacho spice, they don’t taste much different from say, corn nuts or extra crispy shrimp.
Our fanciest roller features “pressure points,” lime green ribs, and costs around $35.
Prior to serving, add the lime juice, then season with salt to taste.
In a small bowl, combine the chicken stock, wine or water with the orange and lime juices.
Think wearing yellow lipstick, lime-green nails, and a SpongeBob SquarePants jumper with no trousers.
Some were injected with chemicals or dosed in lime for better preservation.
At a taco truck in New York I asked how their lime stock was faring.
Maybe all this Sturm und Drang will give birth to a new lime-lite generation of cocktails.
The verjus gives it that hit of sour acid, which is what we generally use lime for in cocktails.
Why not have sought out the pure white lime-rocks of the flat country, or the grey granite of the hills?
For instance, the Limestone Polypody is not happy unless there is a certain amount of lime present in the soil.