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noun Chemistry.
1.
a highly concentrated, aqueous solution of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide.
2.
any solution resulting from leaching, percolation, or the like.
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Lye
is always a great word to know.
So is glacial. Does it mean:
| pertaining to an aromatic compound, which contains one or more benzene or equivalent heterocyclic rings: many such compounds have an agreeable odor |
| of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals: glacial phosphoric acid |
Example Sentences
- It is combined with lye to make laundry detergent, and applied to wounds to speed healing.
- He beat her with a stick and then washed out the boat with sake and lye so strong it bleached streaks of coloring from the wood.
- Corn kernels can be soaked in lye to produce hominy.
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Word Origin & History
lye
O.E. læg, leag, from P.Gmc. *laugo (cf. M.Du. loghe, Du. loog, O.H.G. louga, Ger. Lauge "lye"), from PIE root *lou- "to wash" (see lave). The substance was used in the old days in place of soap, hence O.H.G. luhhen "to wash," O.N. laug "hot bath, hot spring," Dan. lørdag,
EXPANDSwed. lördag "Saturday," lit. "washing-day." Chamber-lye in the Middle Ages was the name for urine used as a detergent.
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lye  (lī) Pronunciation Key
A strong alkaline solution or solid of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, made by allowing water to wash through wood ashes. It is used to make soap and drain and oven cleaners. Chemical formula: KOH or NaOH. |
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