lixivium

[ lik-siv-ee-uh m ]

/ lɪkˈsɪv i əm /

the solution, containing alkaline salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes with water; lye.

any solution obtained by leaching.

Origin of lixivium

First recorded in 1605–15, lixivium is from the Latin word lixīvium lye

livy, livyer, liwan, lixiviate, lixiviation, lixivium, liz, liza, lizard, lizard fish, lizard head

A few drops of lixivium tartari were instilled into this water without producing any sensible effervescence.

Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects |Thomas Henry
Lixivium means made into lye; hence, of the color of ashes and water.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
If Lead be boiled for a long time in a lixivium of fixed alkali, part of it will be dissolved.

Elements of the Theory and Practice of Chymistry, 5th ed. |Pierre Joseph Macquer
This lixivium, being weak, should be run off into a separate tank.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

He usually, however, refers to potash as lixivium or salt therefrom, and by other distinctive terms.

De Re Metallica |Georgius Agricola

lixivium

/ (lɪkˈsɪvɪəm) /

the alkaline solution obtained by leaching wood ash with water; lye

any solution obtained by leaching

C17: from Late Latin, from lix lye