lixiviate Meaning, Definition & Usage

Lix*iv"i*ate, Lix*iv"i*`ted adjective (Also<
  • Lixiviate
  • Lixivited
)
Etymology
From Lixivium.
Definitions
  1. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
  2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. Boyle.
Lix*iv"i*ate transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Lixiviated ; present participle & verbal noun Lixiviating
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913