liminessn.
/ˈlʌɪmɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlaɪminᵻs/ The quality of being limy.
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1860 E. W. Hilgard Rep. Geol. & Agric. State Mississippi 340 The bottom of Shongalo Creek..shows the increasing liminess of the soil in the prevalence of Mulberry, Ash and Poplar.
1902 E. A. Woodruffe-Peacock Thoroughbreds & their Grass-Land ii. 7 Among plants..a score of species that could be named, suddenly appearing in a turf at once demonstrate a growing liminess in a clay soil.
1936 W. L. Davies Chem. Milk xiii. 287 The amount of ionic calcium is too small to detect any ‘liminess’.
2000 Wine May 11/4 The limeyness of the Riesling works well with the strong smoked flavours of the salmon.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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