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Lixiviate
Pronunciation : Lix*iv"i*ate, Lix*iv"i*`ted
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [From Lixivium.]
Definition : 1. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. Boyle.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Lix*iv"i*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances.
t. [imp. & p. p. Lixiviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lixiviating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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