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lixivium
‖ lixivium (lɪkˈsɪvɪəm) Pl. lixivia (rare). [L. lixīvium neut. of lixīvius (also lixīvus) adj., made into lye, f. lix ashes, lye. L. had also the fem. lixīvia, whence F. lessive.] Water impregnated with alkaline salts extracted by lixiviation from wood ashes; lye. Also, a solution obtained from othe...
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Lixiviant
Etymology
The origin is the word 'lixiviate', meaning to leach or to dissolve out, deriving from the Latin lixivium.
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lixive
† lixive Obs. rare. [a. F. lixive (Cotgr.), ad. L. lixīvium lixivium.] = lixivium.1606 Daniel Queen's Arcadia iii. i, Then can I..vse strange speach Of..Eclegmats, Embrochs, Lixiues, Cataplasmes. 1725 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Walnut Tree, A Dye is also made of this Lixive to colour Wool, Wood, and Ha...
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Seidlitzia rosmarinus
Jewish literature
In ancient Jewish literature (Bible, Mishnah, Tosefta and Talmud) there are two generic terms used to describe alkaline plants used as a lixivium
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lixivian
† liˈxivian, a. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. lixīvi-um lixivium + -an.] = lixivial a.1727 Bradley Fam. Dict. s.v. Corn setting Engine, Pigions dung or any other saline or lixivian substance.
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James Jurin
Later life
Jurin attended Robert Walpole as his physician and prescribed lixivium lithontripticum for Walpole's bladder stones.
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lixivye
† lixivye Obs. rare. [ad. L. lixivium] = prec.1597 A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 41 b/2 We may also make goode Lixivye only of Oacken ashes. 1599 ― Gabelhouer's Bk. Physicke 7/1 Make this subsequente Lixivye, or lye: Take Zeduaria,..bayberryes,..grosselye beaten, seeth or boyle it together wit...
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John Ranby
This pamphlet, relating to the last illness of Sir Robert Walpole, gave offence to the physicians, for utterly condemning the use of the lithontryptic lixivium
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lixiviate
▪ I. † liˈxiviate, a. and n. Obs. Also 7 lixiviat, erron. lixivate. [f. lixivi-um + -ate2.] A. adj. Obtained by lixiviation; of or pertaining to a lixivium or to lixivial salts; alkaline.1657 G. Starkey Helmont's Vind. 318 Their [sc. Salts] Lixiviate Acrimony is somewhat hostile. 1663 Boyle Usef. Ex...
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Scouring (textiles)
While these are now industraialy-produced, scouring agents were once produced locally; lant or stale urine and lixivium, a solution of alkaline salts extracted
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lixivial
lixivial, a. (and n.) Now rare. (lɪkˈsɪvɪəl) [f. L. lixīvi-um lye + -al1. Cf. F. lixiviel.] A. adj. Of or pertaining to lixivium or lye; obtained by lixiviation. † Hence formerly used for: Alkaline; sometimes in narrower sense as the distinctive epithet of potash.1650 Charleton Van Helmont's Ternary...
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elixiviate
† eliˈxiviate, v. Chem. Obs. rare. [f. e- prefix3 + lixiviate to clear of lye.] trans. To clear from lixivium or lye; to refine thoroughly. Hence eliˈxiviate, eliˈxiviated ppl. a., that has lost its lye, that has lost its essential properties. eliˌxiviˈation, steeping in water for the sake of extrac...
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stibiate
† ˈstibiate, a. Obs. [ad. mod.L. stibiāt-us: see stibi-um and -ate2.] Impregnated or combined with antimony.1625 Hart Anat. Ur. ii. ix. 113 Strong stibiate vomits are vsed. 1684 tr. Bonet's Merc. Compit. xiv. 487 They place the chief stress of the Cure in Stibiate Emeticks. 1754 Huxham Antimony in P...
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