lime

Summary

lime ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,260 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• lime is a type of building material^[2].
• lime is used for binder^[3].
• lime is used for building material^[4].
• lime's Commons category is recorded as Calcium oxide^[5].
• lime comprises calcium oxide^[6].
• lime's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lime (material)^[7].
• lime's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5^[8].
• lime's has characteristic is recorded as hygroscopy^[9].
• lime's different from is recorded as Gyr Cattle^[10].
• lime's different from is recorded as lime^[11].

Body

Definition and Type

lime is a type of building material^[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include binder^[3] and building material^[4]. lime comprises calcium oxide^[6].

Influence

Things named for lime include calcium^[12], a chemical element^[13]; calcite^[14], a mineral species^[15]; conichalcite^[16], a mineral species^[17]; and Kaļķu Street^[18], a street^[19], in Latvia^[20].

Why It Matters

lime ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,260 views/month).^[1] lime has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] lime is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Entities named for lime include calcium^[12], a chemical element^[13]; calcite^[14], a mineral species^[15]; conichalcite^[16], a mineral species^[17]; and Kaļķu Street^[18], a street^[19], in Latvia^[20].