ground limestone
collocation in Englishmeaningsofgroundandlimestone
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ground
noun
uk/ɡraʊnd/us/ɡraʊnd/
the surface of ...
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limestone
noun[U]
uk/ˈlaɪm.stəʊn/us/ˈlaɪm.stoʊn/
a white or light grey rock that is used as a building material and in the making ...
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(Definition ofgroundandlimestonefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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He was referring there to the particularly fine grades ofgroundlimestone.
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Apart from its cheapness it has little to commend it in comparison with other liming materials, such asgroundlimestoneand ground chalk.
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To take the example ofgroundlimestone, there was bitter criticism from the industry at the reduction in the number of grades to nine.
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He is even excluded from including such mineral substances asgroundlimestoneor ground phosphatic rock.
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He will know that most of the lime which goes on the land isgroundlimestone.
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The fact remains thatgroundlimestonesales in 1963 were down considerably, and 1963 was a remarkable year for many statistics.
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Supplies ofgroundlimestoneare being sent in from other areas.
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This does not occur with the burnt lime, but in the case of the limestone dust and thegroundlimestone there is certainly the possibility that this is taking place.
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Lime includes ground lime, quick lime,groundlimestoneand many other commodities, their characteristic being that they contain the element calcium.
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A common way to introduce calcium is to addgroundlimestoneat a suggested concentration of 4.5 kg per 100 sqft.
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The lower layer, known as substrate, is typically about 15%groundlimestone(which is largely calcium carbonate).
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