variants
or limey
limier; limiest
1
: smeared with or consisting of lime : viscous
2
: containing lime or limestone
3
: resembling or having the qualities of lime
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However, Birmingham’s iron ore had enough limy material already inside it that little or no additional limestone was needed, Lacefield said.
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Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2021
Lacefield writes that in quieter geologic times, that mud mixed with limy shells to form limestone.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2021
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Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 1 Dec. 2021
Lacefield writes that in quieter geologic times, that mud mixed with limy shells to form limestone.
—Dennis Pillion | Dpillion@al.com, al, 17 Nov. 2021
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“Limy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/limy. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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