LIXIVIATE
Lix*iv"i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lixiviated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Lixiviating.]
Defn: 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.
LIXIVIATION
Lix*iv`i*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. lixiviation.]
Defn: Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance form one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching.
LIXIVIOUS
Lix*iv"i*ous, a.
Defn: See Lixivial.
LIXIVIUM
Lix*iv"i*um, n. Etym: [L. lixivium, lixivia. See Lixivial.]
Defn: A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation.
LIXT
Lixt, obs.
Defn: 2d pers. sing. pres. of Lige, to lie, to tell lies, — contracted for ligest. Chaucer.