lixivium

[ lik-siv-ee-uhm ]

noun,plural lix·iv·i·ums, lix·iv·i·a [lik-siv-ee-uh]. /lɪkˈsɪv i ə/.
  1. the solution, containing alkaline salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes with water; lye.

  2. any solution obtained by leaching.

Origin of lixivium

1
First recorded in 1605–15, lixivium is from the Latin word lixīvium lye

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lixivium

/ (lɪkˈsɪvɪəm) /


nounplural -iums or -ia (-ɪə)
  1. the alkaline solution obtained by leaching wood ash with water; lye

  2. any solution obtained by leaching

Origin of lixivium

1
C17: from Late Latin, from lix lye

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