Synonyms

lixiviate

American

[lik-siv-ee-eyt] / lɪkˈsɪv iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

lixiviated, lixiviating

to treat with a solvent; leach.

lixiviate British

/ lɪkˈsɪvɪˌeɪt /

verb

(tr) chem a less common word for leach 1 lixiviate

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Etymology

Origin of lixiviate

First recorded in 1640–50; lixivi(um) + -ate ¹

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Some Solutions hereafter to be mentioned, for the Solutions of Potashes, and other Lixiviate Salts. p.

From Experiments and Considerations Touching Colours (1664) by Boyle, Robert

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