LIXIVIATE

Etymology

Verb

lixiviate (third-person singular simple present lixiviates, present participle lixiviating, simple past and past participle lixiviated)

To separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble components through percolation; to leach.

Adjective

lixiviate (comparative more lixiviate, superlative most lixiviate)

Of or relating to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.

Impregnated with salts from wood ashes.

Noun

lixiviate (plural lixiviates)

leachate

Source: Wiktionary

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Lix*iv"i*ate, Lix*iv"i*`ted, a. Etym: [From Lixivium.]

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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lixiviated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lixiviating.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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