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lixive

lixive is the obsolete form of lixivium.

Meaning of lixivium

Noun

lixivium (countable and uncountable, plural lixiviums or lixivia)

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

Forms of lixive

plurallixives

Questions about lixive

What is lixive the obsolete form of?
Lixive is the obsolete form of lixivium.

Words near lixive in the dictionary

  1. lixisol
  2. lixisols
  3. lixival
  4. lixivaptan
  5. lixivation
  6. lixive
  7. lixives
  8. lixivia
  9. lixivial
  10. lixiviant
  11. lixiviants

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lixive (page history and authors); lixivium (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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