lixiviate
verb (used with object)
to treat with a solvent; leach.
lixiviation
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a word derived from
lixiviate.
Example Sentences
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After the oxidation is finished, the mass is taken from the furnace and cooled; the bichromate is obtained by lixiviation, treated with sulphuric acid and crystallized.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 by Various
After lixiviation, the addition of lye converts the calcium and magnesium nitrates into saltpetre, i.e.,
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Georgius Agricola
The Pollok process is a newer, and stated to be a cheaper mode of lixiviation by chlorine.
From Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students by J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Frances) Johnson
On the banks of the Maramec and the Gasconade are found numerous caves, which yield an earth impregnated largely with nitre, procured from it by lixiviation.
From Scenes and Andventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
There are throughout the country more than 150 metallurgical establishments, native and foreign, which treat the mineral ores from the mines, either by amalgamation, lixiviation, or smelting.
From Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development by Martin Hume
