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lixiviating — lix·iv·i·ate || lɪk sɪvɪeɪt v. treat with a solvent, remove the soluble matter from an insoluble substance (Chemistry) … English contemporary dictionary
Barilla — Ba*ril la, n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Barilla de cobre — Barilla Ba*ril la, n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Copper barilla — Barilla Ba*ril la, n. [Sp. barrilla.] 1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and lixiviating the ashes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Com.) (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lixiviate — Lix*iv i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lixiviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lixiviating}.] To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lixiviated — Lixiviate Lix*iv i*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lixiviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lixiviating}.] To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pearlash — Pearl ash , n. (Chem.) A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of alchemical substances — Alchemical studies produced a number of substances, which were later classified as particular chemical compounds or mixtures of compounds.Many of these terms were in common use into the 20th century.* Aqua Fortis nitric acid, can be formed by 2… … Wikipedia
Glasswort — The common name Glasswort came into use in the 16th Century to describe plants growing in England whose ashes could be used for making soda based (as opposed to potash based) glass. [ Definition of glasswort , Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd… … Wikipedia
