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Citrus Colorant Crossword Clue

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noun

• a flammable colorless gaseous alkene; obtained from petroleum and natural gas and used in manufacturing many other chemicals; sometimes used as an anesthetic

30%4Citrus tree - non-citrus tree
noun

• a caustic substance produced by heating limestone

• a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide

• a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds

• any of various related trees bearing limes

• any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

• the green acidic fruit of any of various lime trees

verb

• spread birdlime on branches to catch birds

• cover with lime so as to induce growth

29%3Colorant
noun

• a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

verb

• color with dye

• color for microscopic study

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New York Times11 Jan 1995 Down 5
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