Lixivium
11lixivium — /lɪkˈsɪviəm/ (say lik siveeuhm) noun (plural lixiviums or lixivia /lɪkˈsɪviə/ (say lik siveeuh)) 1. the solution, containing alkaline salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes with water; lye. 2. any solution obtained by leaching. {Latin, properly… …
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13Lixiviate — Lix*iv i*ate, Lixivited Lix*iv i* ted, a. [From {Lixivium}.] 1. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts. [1913 Webster] 2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …
14Lixivited — Lixiviate Lix*iv i*ate, Lixivited Lix*iv i* ted, a. [From {Lixivium}.] 1. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts. [1913 Webster] 2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. Boyle. [1913 Webster] …
15lye — The liquid obtained by leaching wood ashes. See potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide. SYN: lixivium. [A.S. leáh] * * * lye lī n 1) a strong alkaline liquor rich in potassium carbonate leached from wood ashes and used esp. in making soap and… …
16lessive — (lè si v ) s. f. 1° Dissolution alcaline qui sert à blanchir le linge, et que l on prépare en faisant passer de l eau chaude sur un lit de cendre de bois neuf ou sur un lit de soude. Couler la lessive. Mettre du linge à la lessive. Linge blanc… …
17lixivial — (ˈ)lik|sivēəl adjective Etymology: lixivium + al archaic : relating to or like lixivium : obtained by lixiviation : alkaline …
18Lixivial — Lix*iv i*al, a. [L. lixivius, fr. lix ashes, lye ashes, lye: cf. F. lixiviel.] 1. Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Of the… …
19Lixivial salts — Lixivial Lix*iv i*al, a. [L. lixivius, fr. lix ashes, lye ashes, lye: cf. F. lixiviel.] 1. Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium. Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. Of …
20lixiviate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin lixivium lye, from lixivius made of lye, from lixa lye more at liquid Date: 1758 to extract a soluble constituent from (a solid mixture) by washing or percolation • lixiviation noun …
