LIXIVIATE


Meaning of LIXIVIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lik-ˈsi-vē-ˌāt ]

transitive verb

( -at·ed ; -at·ing )

Etymology: Latin lixivium lye, from lixivius made of lye, from lixa lye — more at liquid

Date: 1758

: to extract a soluble constituent from (a solid mixture) by washing or percolation

• lix·iv·i·a·tion (ˌ)lik-ˌsi-vē-ˈā-shən noun

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