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Lye vs Limestone - What's the difference?

lye | limestone |

As nouns the difference between lye and limestone

is that lye is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) while limestone is an abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO₃); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

As a verb lye

is obsolete spelling of lang=en.

As an adjective limestone is

made of or with limestone.

lye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia lye)
  • An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
  • Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
    • See also
    * ("lye" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    *

    limestone

    English

    (wikipedia limestone)

    Noun

  • (mineralogy) An abundant rock of marine and fresh-water sediments; primarily composed of calcite (CaCO?); it occurs in a variety of forms, both crystalline and amorphous.

    • Hyponyms

    * (mineralogy) bluestone, burrstone, calp, coquina, coral rag, chalk, malm, travertine, tufa

    See also

    * karst

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of or with limestone.
  • *
  • *:The house was a big elaborate limestone affair, evidently new. Winter sunshine sparkled on lace-hung casement, on glass marquise, and the burnished bronze foliations of grille and door.

    • Anagrams

    * milestone