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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Lixiviate

· Lix·iv·i·ate · IPA /lɪkˈsɪvieɪt/
01 a. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
  2. 2.
    Impregnated with salts from wood ashes.
02 v. t. To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the pu…
imp. & p. p. Lixiviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lixiviating
  1. 1.
    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.