lixivium

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/lɪkˈsɪviəm/

noun

A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.

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lye
OriginLatin lixivium →
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Meanings

nounlixivium (countable and uncountable, plural lixiviums or lixivia)

plural lixiviums · plural lixivia

  1. countableuncountableA solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.

    Synonyms: lye

  2. countableuncountableAny solution obtained by lixiviation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.

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lye

Origin

  1. Latinlixivium
  2. Englishlixivium

Learned borrowing from Latin lixivium, lixivia, from lixīvus. See lixivial.

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APA

lixivium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lixivium

MLA

“lixivium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lixivium. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lixivium,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lixivium.

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