Limy
91travertine — [trav′ər tēn΄, trav′ərtin] n. [It travertino, altered < tiburtino < L ( lapis) Tiburtinus, (stone) of Tibur (now Tivoli)] a light colored, dense type of tufa, as dripstone or flowstone, deposited in caves or around limy springs, lakes, or… …
92lime — 1. n. & v. n. 1 (in full quicklime) a white caustic alkaline substance (calcium oxide) obtained by heating limestone and used for making mortar or as a fertilizer or bleach etc. 2 = BIRDLIME. v.tr. 1 treat (wood, skins, land, etc.) with lime. 2… …
93solenogaster — noun deep water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle • Syn: ↑aplacophoran • Hypernyms: ↑gastropod, ↑univalve • Member Holonyms: ↑Solenogastres, ↑order Solenogastres, ↑ …
94limier — comparative of limy …
95limiest — superlative of limy …
96liminess — ˈlīmēnə̇s noun ( es) : the quality or state of being limy …
97prairieweed — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a shrubby cinquefoil (Potentilla fruticosa) that is sometimes a pernicious weed especially on wet limy soil …
98rendzina — renˈjēnə noun ( s) Etymology: Polish, rich limy soil : an intrazonal group of dark grayish brown soils developed in humid to subhumid grassy regions from soft calcareous marl or chalk and having brown friable upper layer and grayish or yellowish… …
99limuloid — I. ˈlimyəˌlȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Limulus + English oid : like or relating to the king crabs II. noun ( s) : king crab …
100hyolithid — adjective or noun see hyolithes * * * /huy ol i thid/, n. 1. any invertebrate of the extinct genus Hyolithes, most common in the Cambrian Period, having a limy, univalve shell, and thought to be related to the pteropods. adj. 2. belonging or… …
