dolime

noun

Etymology

Blend of dolomite + lime.

  1. derived from *h₂leyH-✻ — “to smear”
  2. inherited from *līmaz✻
  3. inherited from *līm✻
  4. inherited from līm
  5. inherited from lyme
  6. compounded as dolime — “dolomite + lime”

Definitions

  1. Dolomitic lime, which is produced by heating (calcining) dolomitic limestone.

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