limeless

limeless
Without lime (the mineral).

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  • limeless — ˈlīmlə̇s adjective : having no lime these allegedly limeless oceans Yale Review …   Useful english dictionary

  • limeless — lime·less …   English syllables

  • lime — lime1 limeless, adj. limelike, adj. /luym/, n., v., limed, liming. n. 1. Also called burnt lime, calcium oxide, caustic lime, calx, quicklime. a white or grayish white, odorless, lumpy, very slightly water soluble solid, CaO, tha …   Universalium

  • loess — loessial, loessal, adj. /loh es, les, lus/, n. a loamy deposit formed by wind, usually yellowish and calcareous, common in the Mississippi Valley and in Europe and Asia. [1825 35; < G Löss < Swiss G lösch loose, slack (sch taken as a dial.… …   Universalium

  • lime — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

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