See Also: lixiviate(1)(dictionary)
lixiviate(2)(dictionary)

lixiviate(2) (iou)



lixiviate verb trans. M17.
[mod. Latin lixiviat- pa. ppl stem of lixiviare, formed as LIXIVIUM: see -ATE3.]
Impregnate with lye. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
Separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by percolation of liquid, usu. water; leach. M18.
lixivi'ation noun M18.