English Explanatory Dictionary

lixivium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
  2. Any solution obtained by lixiviation.

Word forms

lixivium lixiviums lixivia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lixivium, lixivia, from lixīvus. See lixivial.

Synonyms

lye
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