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Definition of Lixivium
1. n. A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation.
Definition of Lixivium
1. Noun. A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes. ¹
2. Noun. Any solution obtained by lixiviation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lixivium
1. a solution obtained by leaching [n -IA or -IUMS] : LIXIVIAL [adj]
Medical Definition of Lixivium
1. A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation. Origin: L. Lixivium, lixivia. See Lixivial. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lixivium
Literary usage of Lixivium
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and by Colin MacFarquhar, George Gleig (1797)
"... of antimony in the kelp lixivium already mentioned. When treated ia this
manner, it is very beautiful a» well as permanent. ..."
2. Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts by Colin MacKenzie (1854)
"Colours, lixivium of pearl-ashes decayed, to restore to keep from «inking for
animals, to mix to draw fruits in birds in 53 ib rules for painting landscapes ..."
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