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noun
A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: lye
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any solution obtained by lixiviation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Learned borrowing from Latin lixivium, lixivia, from lixīvus. See lixivial.
