English Explanatory Dictionary

lixiviate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble components through percolation; to leach.
adj
  1. Of or relating to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
  2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes.
noun
  1. leachate

Pronunciation

/lɪkˈsɪvieɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lixiviate.wav

Word forms

lixiviate lixiviates lixiviating lixiviated more lixiviate most lixiviate

Etymology

Borrowed from a Medieval Latin lixīvio, lixīviātus, or formed from the root of lixīvium, lixīvia, from lixīvius (“made into lye”), from lixa (“water, lye, ashes”).

Derived words

nonlixiviated
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