Usually means: Calcium carbonate derived from shells.
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  1. shell lime: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. shell lime: Wordnik
  3. shell lime: Wiktionary
  4. Shell lime: Dictionary.com
  5. shell lime: FreeDictionary.org
  6. Shell lime: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  lime made by burning the shells of shellfish

Similar:
limesand, lime pit, lime-kiln, caustic lime, lime, quick lime, limekiln, quicklime, hydraulic lime, lime kiln, more...

Opposite:
shellac, varnish, lacquer

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Similar:
limesand, lime pit, lime-kiln, caustic lime, lime, quick lime, limekiln, quicklime, hydraulic lime, lime kiln, more...

Opposite:
shellac, varnish, lacquer



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