lixiviate


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lixiviate

[lik′siv·ē‚āt]
(chemical engineering)
To extract a soluble component from a solid mixture by washing or percolation processes.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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