lixiviate verb trans. [lɪk'sɪvɪeɪt] M17.[mod. Latin lixiviat- pa. ppl stem of lixiviare, formed as LIXIVIUM: see -ATE3.]1. Impregnate with lye. Now
rare or
obsolete.
M17.2. Separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by percolation of liquid, usu. water; leach.
M18. ■ lixivi'ation noun M18. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲