What does "lixiviate" mean?
Lixiviate: Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. Boyle.
Additional senses
- 2.To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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