Lime most commonly refers to: * Lime (fruit), a green citrus fruit *

Lime (material) Lime is an Inorganic compound, inorganic material composed primarily of calcium oxides and hydroxides. It is also the name for calcium oxide which is used as an industrial mineral and is made by heating calcium carbonate in a kiln. Calcium ox ...

, 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 ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Great Bri ...

'', 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 Birdlime or bird lime is an adhesive substance used in Animal trapping, trapping birds. It is spread on a branch or twig, upon which a bird may land and be caught. Its use is illegal in many jurisdictions. Manufacture Historically, the substanc ...

, 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 Hydraulic lime (HL) is a general term for a variety of lime different from calcium oxide (quicklime), that sets by hydration and consists of calcium silicate and calcium aluminate, compounds that can harden in contact with water. This contras ...

, used to make lime mortar ** Limewater or calcium hydroxide, 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, Murray County, Minnesota, United States * Lime Township, Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States * Lime Village, Alaska, United States * Milan Bergamo Airport, ICAO code LIME

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

Lime (band) Lime is a Canadian disco band from Montreal, Montreal, Quebec. The group was originally composed of married couple Denis and Denyse LePage who had a 1981 number one US Dance hit with "Your Love (Lime song), Your Love". They continued to perform ...

, 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