Lixiviate (verb) (chemistry) (archaic)
lik-siv-ee-ayt
Separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by the percolation of liquid.
Mid 17th century: from modern Latin lixiviat- ‘impregnated with lye’, from the verb lixiviare, from lixivius ‘made into lye’, from lix ‘lye’.
Example sentences
“You had to lixiviate the wood with water to extract the dye.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
