LIXIVITED

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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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POPULATED

(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; ā€œthe area is well populatedā€; ā€œforests populated with all kinds of wild lifeā€


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In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.

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