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lixiviation
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lixiviation, 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]
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lixiviation
Liquefaction
N liquefaction, liquescence, liquescency, melting, colliquation, colliquefaction, thaw, liquation, deliquation, deliquescence, lixiviation, dissolution, solution, apozem, lixivium, infusion, flux, solvent, menstruum, alkahest, liquefied, liquescent, liquefiable, deliquescent, soluble, colliquative.For further exploring for "lixiviation" in Webster Dictionary Online