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lime meaning in Malayalam

ചുണ്ണാമ്പ് cuṇṇāmpŭ

/laɪm/

lime in Malayalam: ചുണ്ണാമ്പ് (cuṇṇāmpŭ), കുമ്മായം പൂശുക (kummāyaṁ pūśuka), ചെറുനാരങ്ങ (ceṟunāraṅṅa), ചെറുനാരകം (ceṟunārakaṁ). In English, lime means any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

Malayalam words for lime

inorganic material containing calcium
ചുണ്ണാമ്പ് cuṇṇāmpŭ
to apply limewash
കുമ്മായം പൂശുക kummāyaṁ pūśuka
green citrus fruit
ചെറുനാരങ്ങ ceṟunāraṅṅa
citrus tree
ചെറുനാരകം ceṟunārakaṁ, ജോനകനാരകം jōnakanārakaṁ

English meaning of lime

  1. noun Any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).
  2. noun Any gluey or adhesive substance that traps or captures; sometimes a synonym for birdlime.
  3. noun A limelight; any spotlight.
  4. verb To treat with calcium hydroxide or calcium oxide (lime).

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Questions about lime in Malayalam

What is the meaning of lime in Malayalam?
Lime in Malayalam is ചുണ്ണാമ്പ് (cuṇṇāmpŭ), കുമ്മായം പൂശുക (kummāyaṁ pūśuka), ചെറുനാരങ്ങ (ceṟunāraṅṅa), ചെറുനാരകം (ceṟunārakaṁ).
lime എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Lime: ചുണ്ണാമ്പ് (cuṇṇāmpŭ), കുമ്മായം പൂശുക (kummāyaṁ pūśuka), ചെറുനാരങ്ങ (ceṟunāraṅṅa), ചെറുനാരകം (ceṟunārakaṁ).
What does lime mean in English?
Lime means any inorganic material containing calcium, usually calcium oxide (quicklime) or calcium hydroxide (slaked lime).

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