lime disease

noun

Hypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.

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Meanings

nounlime disease (uncountable)
  1. slanguncountablemedicineHypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.

    Synonyms: Mexican beer dermatitis, margarita dermatitis, Club Med dermatitis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounHypersensitivity to ultraviolet radiation, causing pus-filled rashes, caused by furanocoumarins in lime juice. Furanocoumarins damage DNA when activated by UV.

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Mexican beer dermatitismargarita dermatitisClub Med dermatitis

Origin

From lime + disease. From this condition being caused by the lime fruit.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

lime disease. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lime%20disease

MLA

“lime disease.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lime%20disease. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lime disease,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lime%20disease.

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