lixivium

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin lixivium, lixivia, from lixīvus. See lixivial.

Noun

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lixivium (countable and uncountable, plural lixiviums or lixivia)

  1. A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
  2. Any solution obtained by lixiviation.

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