[ lɪk'sɪvɪeɪt ]
■ verb Chemistry, archaic separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by percolation.
Derivatives
lixiviation noun
Origin
C17: from mod. L. lixiviat- , lixiviare 'impregnate with lye'.
[ lɪk'sɪvɪeɪt ]
■ verb Chemistry, archaic separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by percolation.
Derivatives
lixiviation noun
Origin
C17: from mod. L. lixiviat- , lixiviare 'impregnate with lye'.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004