English Dictionary: lixiviate | by the DICT Development Group |
2 results for lixiviate | |
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. |