lixivium

American  

[lik-siv-ee-uhm] / lɪkˈsɪv i əm /

noun

plural

lixiviums, lixivia

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

2. any solution obtained by leaching.

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lixivium British  

/ lɪkˈsɪvɪəm /

noun

1. the alkaline solution obtained by leaching wood ash with water; lye

2. any solution obtained by leaching

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Etymology

Origin of lixivium

First recorded in 1605–15, lixivium is from the Latin word lixīvium lye

Example Sentences

The base of each is a lixivium made from two parts of the ashes of burned bean-stalks and one of unslaked lime, mixed with water and strained.

From Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century by Handerson, Henry Ebenezer

Of the remainder of the lixivium, which was more than a pint, I evaporated almost all to crystallize in a cellar.

From The Natural History of Wiltshire by Aubrey, John

Water produces no change on a solution of serum in alkaline lixivium, until after long standing, and then only a very slight sediment appears.

From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus

A lixivium of wood-ashes is then thrown in along with it; and it is suffered to boil for several hours.

From The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" by Reid, Mayne

T. lixivium differs in the free truncate gills.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha