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lixiviate |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lixiviate \Lix*iv"i*ate\, Lixivited \Lix*iv"i*`ted\, a. [From {Lixivium}.] 1. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts. 2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. --Boyle. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Lixiviate \Lix*iv"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lixiviated}; p. pr & vb n. {Lixiviating}.] 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.
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