'Lixiviation' definitions:
Definition of 'Lixiviation'
From: GCIDE
- Lixiviation \Lix*iv`i*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. lixiviation.] Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance from one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching. [1913 Webster]