limy

adj

limy

adj

UK /ˈlʌɪ.mi/

Etymology From lime + -y.

1

containing or resembling lime

Limy muds accumulated there as sediments, and entombed the remains of the animals living on the sea-floor.2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society, published 2011, page 6:

Derived terms: liminess

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