'Lixivial salts' definitions:

Definition of 'Lixivial salts'

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  • Lixivial \Lix*iv"i*al\, a. [L. lixivius, fr. lix ashes, lye ashes, lye: cf. F. lixiviel.]
  • 1. Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium. --Boyle. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Of the color of lye; resembling lye. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes. [1913 Webster]
  • Lixivial salts (Old Chem.), salts which are obtained by passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them. [1913 Webster] Lixiviate