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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Harold Lime (1928–2008), American pornographic film director
- Rickey Lime (born 1980), American musician
- Yvonne Lime (born 1935), American former actress; philanthropist
Places
edit- 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
editMusic
edit- 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
edit- Lime Pictures, a TV production company
- Lime TV, a website and former television network
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
edit- 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
edit- LIME (telecommunications company), a Caribbean telecommunications company
- Lime (transportation company), a company which operates dockless bicycle and scooter sharing systems
Technology
edit- Lime (test framework), a PHP testing framework
- LIME, an acronym for "Landline, Internet, Mobile, Entertainment", used in the Internet industry
Other uses
edit- LIME Sports Club, a cricket club in Barbados
