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In context|chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between lime and base

is that lime is (chemistry) a general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime while base is (chemistry) any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.

As nouns the difference between lime and base

is that lime is (chemistry) a general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime or lime can be a deciduous tree of the genus tilia , especially ; the linden tree, or its wood or lime can be any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon or lime can be (anime) a fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination while base is something from which other things extend; a foundation or base can be .

As verbs the difference between lime and base

is that lime is to treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime) or lime can be (west indies) to hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach while base is to give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.

As adjectives the difference between lime and base

is that lime is containing lime or lime juice while base is (obsolete) low in height; short.

As an acronym base is

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lime

English

Etymology 1

(etyl) .

Noun

  • (chemistry) A general term for inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide; quicklime.
  • * 1952 , L.F. Salzman, Building in England , page 149.
    • Lime , which is the product of the burning of chalk or limestone, might be bought ready burnt, or it could be burnt in kilns specially constructed in the neighbourhood of the building operations.
  • (poetic) Any gluey or adhesive substance; something which traps or captures someone; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  • * 1610 , , by (William Shakespeare), act 4 scene 1
    • Monster, come, put some lime upon your fingers, and away with the rest.
  • * (rfdate) Wordsworth
    • Like the lime that foolish birds are caught with.
    Derived terms
    * chloride of lime * delime * limekiln * limelight * limelighter * limescale * limestone * limewater * limeworking * quicklime * slaked lime * soda lime * unslaked lime * white lime
    See also
    * asbestos * calcareous * calcify * calcine * calcium * calcium hydroxide * calcspar * calc-tufa * calculus * calx * chalk

    Verb

    (lim)
  • To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).
  • To smear with birdlime.
  • # (rare) To ensnare, catch, entrap.
  • #* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) ,
  • URSULA. She's lim'd , I warrant you: we have caught her, madam.
  • HERO. If it prove so, then loving goes by haps:
  • Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps.
  • To apply limewash

    • Etymology 2

    An alteration of line, a variant form of lind.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A deciduous tree of the genus Tilia , especially ; the linden tree, or its wood.
  • *
    • she looked before her, not consciously seeing, but absorbing into the intensity of her mood, the solemn glory of the afternoon with its long swathes of light between the far-off rows of limes , whose shadows touched each other.
    Related terms
    * linden
    Usage notes
    * Both this and the citrus are trees with fragrant flowers, but this is more temperate and the citrus is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, the citrus sense is much more common

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) lime, from (etyl) lima, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of several green citrus fruit, somewhat smaller and sharper-tasting than a lemon.
  • Any of the trees that bear limes, especially key lime, .
  • A light, somewhat yellowish, green colour associated with the fruits of a lime tree.
    • Derived terms
    * key lime * key lime pie * lemon lime * lemon and lime * limeade * lime-green * lime juice * lime-juicer * limequat * lime tree looper * limey * Persian lime
    See also
    * fur up * gimlet * lemon * plaster * sour *
    Usage notes
    * Both this and the linden are trees with fragrant flowers, but the linden is more temperate and this is more tropical and subtropical. Outside of Europe and adjoining parts of Asia, this sense is much more common

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Containing lime or lime juice.
  • Having the aroma or flavor of lime.
  • Lime-green.

    • Etymology 4

    Back-formation from limer.

    Verb

    (lim)
  • (West Indies) To hang out/socialize in an informal, relaxed environment, especially with friends, for example at a party or on the beach.

    • Etymology 5

    From lime'' (the fruit) as comparable to ''lemon (a more explicit rating in anime).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anime) A fan fiction story that stops short of full, explicit descriptions of sexual activity, with the intimacy left to the reader's imagination.

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    base

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) base, from (etyl) basis, from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something from which other things extend; a foundation.
  • # A supporting, lower or bottom component of a structure or object.
  • #* {{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=14 citation , passage=Nanny Broome was looking up at the outer wall. Just under the ceiling there were three lunette windows, heavily barred and blacked out in the normal way by centuries of grime. Their bases were on a level with the pavement outside, a narrow way which was several feet lower than the road behind the house.}}
  • The starting point of a logical deduction or thought; basis.
  • A permanent structure for housing military personnel and material.
  • The place where decisions for an organization are made; headquarters.
  • (cooking, painting, pharmacy) A basic but essential component or ingredient.
  • A substance used as a mordant in dyeing.
    • (Ure)
  • (lb) Foundation: a cosmetic cream to make the face appear uniform.
  • (chemistry) Any of a class of generally water-soluble compounds, having bitter taste, that turn red litmus blue, and react with acids to form salts.
  • Important areas in games and sports.
  • # A safe zone in the children's games of tag and hide-and-go-seek.
  • # (baseball) One of the three places that a runner can stand without being subject to being tagged out.
  • (architecture) The lowermost part of a column, between the shaft and the pedestal or pavement.
  • (biology, biochemistry) A nucleotide's nucleobase in the context of a DNA or RNA biopolymer.
  • (botany) The end of a leaf, petal or similar organ where it is attached to its support.
  • (electronics) The name of the controlling terminal of a bipolar transistor (BJT).
  • (geometry) The lowest side of a in a triangle or other polygon, or the lowest face of a cone, pyramid or other polyhedron laid flat.
  • (heraldiccharge) The lowest third of a shield or escutcheon.
  • (mathematics) A number raised to the power of an exponent.
    • The logarithm to base 2 of 8 is 3.
  • (mathematics) Alternative to radix.
  • (topology) The set of sets from which a topology is generated.
  • (topology) A topological space, looked at in relation to one of its covering spaces, fibrations, or bundles.
  • (cheerleading) A cheerleader who stays on the ground.
  • (linguistics) A morpheme (or morphemes) that serves as a basic foundation on which affixes can be attached.
  • (music)
  • * Dryden
    • The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
  • (military, historical) The smallest kind of cannon.
  • (heraldry) The lower part of the field. See escutcheon.
  • The housing of a horse.
  • (historical, in the plural) A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but sometimes of mailed armour) which hung from the middle to about the knees, or lower.
  • (obsolete) The lower part of a robe or petticoat.
  • (obsolete) An apron.
  • * Marston
    • bakers in their linen bases
  • A line in a survey which, being accurately determined in length and position, serves as the origin from which to compute the distances and positions of any points or objects connected with it by a system of triangles.
    • (Lyman)
    Synonyms
    * (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) alkali
    Antonyms
    * (chemical compound that will neutralize an acid) acid * (end of a leaf) apex
    Derived terms
    * air base * base bag * baseball * baseband * baseboard * base box * base-burner * base camp * base censor * base coat * base color/base colour * base course * base exchange * base hospital * baseless * baselevel * baseline * basely * base load * baseman * basement * base molding/base moulding * base out * base over apex * baseperson * baseplate * base-player * base-playing * base point * base port * base radio * base rate * base ring * baserunner/base runner * base-running/baserunning * base ship * base shoot * base squadron * base station * base-stealer * base-stealing * base substitution * base table * base unit * base wallah * basewoman * counterbase * cover one's bases * database * debase * first base * freebase * home base * knowledge base * leuco-base * make first base * moonbase * off base * on base * power base * prisoner's base, prisoners' base * second base * subbase * surbase * third base * wheelbase
    Related terms
    * basal * basilar * embase, imbase

    Verb

    (bas)
  • To give as its foundation or starting point; to lay the foundation of.
  • *
    • Firstly, I continue to base most species treatments on personally collected material, rather than on herbarium plants.
  • To be located (at a particular place).
    • Derived terms
    * -based * base on

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) bas, from .

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • (obsolete) Low in height; short.
    • base shrubs
    (Shakespeare)
  • Low in place or position.
    • (Shakespeare)
  • (obsolete) Of low value or degree.
  • * , II.3:
    • If thou livest in paine and sorrow, thy base courage is the cause of it, To die there wanteth but will.
  • (archaic) Of low social standing or rank; vulgar, common.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • a pleasant and base swain
  • Morally reprehensible, immoral; cowardly.
  • * Robynson (More's Utopia)
    • a cruel act of a base and a cowardish mind
  • * Milton
    • base ingratitude
  • * {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
    • , title= , chapter=1 citation , passage=“Mrs. Yule's chagrin and horror at what she called her son's base ingratitude knew no bounds ; at first it was even thought that she would never get over it.
  • Inferior; unworthy, of poor quality.
  • Designating those metals which are not classed as (precious) or (noble).
  • Alloyed with inferior metal; debased.
    • base''' coin;  '''base bullion
  • (obsolete) Of illegitimate birth; bastard.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Why bastard? wherefore base ?
  • Not classical or correct.
    • base Latin
    (Fuller)
    • the base tone of a violin
  • (legal) Not held by honourable service.
    • A base''' estate is one held by services not honourable, or held by villenage. Such a tenure is called '''base''', or low, and the tenant is a '''base tenant.
    Usage notes
    * Said of fellows, motives, occupations, etc.
    Synonyms
    * bad, vile, malicious, destructive, reprehensible, knavish, evil
    Antonyms
    * likeable * desirable * admirable * noble
    Derived terms
    * base-born * base-bred * base coin * base estate * base fee * basely * base metal * base-minded * baseness * base-spirited * base tenant * base tenure * base-witted

    Etymology 3

    Probably a specific use of Etymology 1, above; perhaps also a development of the plural of (bar).

    Noun

    (-)
  • * Shakespeare
    • to run the country base
  • * 1596 , (Edmund Spenser), The Faerie Queene , V.8:
    • So ran they all, as they had bene at bace , / They being chased that did others chase.

    Etymology 4

    Variant forms.

    Acronym

    (Acronym) (head)
    • Derived terms
    * base jumper * base jumping

    See also

    * (wikipedia "base") *

    External links

    * *

    Anagrams

    * * 1000 English basic words ----