- present participle of lime.
liming
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In effect, the liming enhances the way the ocean naturally removes CO2, says Harald Mumma, an environmental engineering graduate student at Notre Dame.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 15, 2022
The carbonates and oxides in the ash are valuable liming agents that can raise pH and help neutralize acidic soils.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
They survived foul trouble; Melo Trimble fouled out with 1:03 remaining, and Robert Carter Jr. and Diamond Stone each finished with four fouls, liming them to 22 minutes apiece.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2016
But, he added, “As long as we are talking about liming starts now and not in the regular season I’m fine with it.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 20, 2015
Vast flocks of birds frequent the scattered watering-places of dry countries at nightfall and at daybreak: by liming the sedges and bushes that grow about them, numbers of birds could be caught.
From The Art of Travel Shifts and Contrivances Available in Wild Countries by Sir Francis Galton
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