LIXIVIATE


Meaning of LIXIVIATE in English

[ 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'.

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