Lime Explained

Lime most commonly refers to:

Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit
Lime (material), inorganic materials containing calcium, usually calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide
Lime (color), a color between yellow and green

Lime may also refer to:

Botany

Australian lime, a species of Citrus native to Australia and Papua New Guinea
Key lime, a citrus hybrid with a spherical fruit
Persian lime, a citrus fruit species of hybrid origin
Tilia, a genus of trees known in Britain as lime trees, lime-wood, basswood, or linden
Wild lime or Zanthoxylum fagara, a green fruit native to the Americas

Chemistry

Agricultural lime, a soil additive containing calcium carbonate and other ingredients
Birdlime, a sticky substance spread on branches to trap small birds
Calcium hydroxide, a.k.a. slaked lime, slack lime, limewater, pickling lime or hydrated lime
- Hydraulic lime, used to make lime mortar
- Limewater, saturated calcium hydroxide solution
Calcium oxide, a.k.a. burnt lime or quicklime

Surname

Harold Lime (1928–2008), American pornographic film director
Rickey Lime (born 1980), American musician
Yvonne Lime (born 1935), American former actress; philanthropist

Places

Lime, Oregon, United States
Limé, a French commune in the Aisne department
Lime Lake Township, Minnesota, United States
Lime Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States
Orio al Serio Airport, ICAO code LIME

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Lime (band), a Canadian synthpop duo
Lime (singer) (Kim Hye-lim, born 1993), a member of the girl group Hello Venus
Lime (album), by Arvingarna, 1999

Television

Lime Pictures, a TV production company
Lime TV, a website and former television network

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

Lime (magazine), an Asian lifestyle magazine
Lime (video game company), a sister brand of the Japanese adult video game company Navel
Lime, a 1996 Saber Marionette J character
Harry Lime, a character in 1949 film The Third Man

Brands and enterprises

LIME (telecommunications company), a Caribbean telecommunications company
Lime (transportation company), a company which operates dockless bicycle and scooter sharing systems

Technology

Lime (test framework), a PHP testing framework
LIME, an acronym for "Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment", used in the Internet industry

Other uses

LIME Sports Club, a cricket club in Barbados

See also