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.”
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