lixiviate
/lɪkˈsɪvɪeɪt
/verb [with object] Chemistry, archaic
Separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by the percolation of liquid: the dyestuff was extracted by lixiviating freshly cut wood with water
Derivatives
lixiviation
/ nounOrigin
Mid 17th century: from modern Latin lixiviat- 'impregnated with lye', from the verb lixiviare, from lixivius 'made into lye', from lix 'lye'.
- occasion
- occasional
- occasionalism
- occasionalist
- occasionalistic
- occasionality
- occasionally
- retroserrate
- retrospect
- retrospection
- retrospective
- retrospectively
- retrospectivity
- retrospectus
- retrosternal
- retrosynthetic
- retro-system
- retro-thrust
- retro-transfer
- retrotransposition
- retrotransposon
- retroussage
- retroussé
- retrovaccination
- retroverse