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Units related to: “lime”
calci-, calc-, calcane-, calcio-, calco-, calcar-, calx
(Latin: lime, calcium; heel, bone of the tarsus; to tread; derived from calx, calcis, "limestone, lime, pebble"; from Greek words halix and psephos, "small stone, pebble".)
Chemical Element: calcium
(Modern Latin: chemical element; from Latin, calx, calcis, lime; metal)
Word Entries containing the term: “lime”
agricultural lime (s) (noun), agricultural limes (pl)
Lime (calcium oxide, CaO) which is used as a soil conditioner; Agricultural lime is used as a soil improver and reduces the acidity of the soil.
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