Lixivial
Lixivial , adjective
[Latin lixivius, from lix ashes, lye ashes, lye: compare French lixiviel.]
1.
Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium.
2.
Of the color of lye; resembling lye.
3.
Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.
Collocations (1)
Lixivial salts (Old Chemistry) , salts which are obtained by passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them.