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lixivium

/lɪkˈsɪviəm/

lixivium noun: a solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.

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.

Synonyms of lixivium

Forms of lixivium

plurallixiviums
plurallixivia

Origin of lixivium

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

Questions about lixivium

What does lixivium mean?
Lixivium means a solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
What part of speech is lixivium?
Lixivium is a noun.
How do you pronounce lixivium?
Lixivium is pronounced /lɪkˈsɪviəm/.
What is the plural of lixivium?
The plural of lixivium is lixiviums.

Words near lixivium in the dictionary

  1. lixiviation
  2. lixiviations
  3. lixiviator
  4. lixiviators
  5. lixivious
  6. lixivium
  7. lixiviums
  8. Lixouri
  9. Lixourio
  10. Liyang
  11. Liz

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