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lixivium

[lik-siv-ee-uhm]

noun, plural lix·iv·i·ums, lix·iv·i·a

[lik-siv-ee-uh] .

the solution, containing alkaline salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes with water; lye.

any solution obtained by leaching.

Origin:
1605–15; < Latin lixīvium lye

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lixivium (lɪkˈsɪvɪəm)

—n , pl -iums, -ia
1.	the alkaline solution obtained by leaching wood ash with water; lye
2.	any solution obtained by leaching

[C17: from Late Latin, from lix lye]

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