lixiviating

Meanings

• The process of extracting a soluble substance from a solid, usually by soaking in a liquid.

  - "Lixiviating coffee beans in water to extract their flavor."
  - "Soaking ore in acid to lixiviate the valuable metals."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with lixiviating
laxative , elasticative , sedative , medicative , recitative

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Homophones

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1. lixiviate, lixivious, lixiviate, lixivate
   

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Variants

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lixiviate , lixiviated , lixiviates , lixiviating , lixiviation , lixiviations

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Forms

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lixiviate (verb), lixivious (adjective), lixivate (verb, past tense), lixivation (noun)

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Etymology

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From Latin 'lixus' meaning 'cleaned' or 'purified', and 'vatis' meaning 'prophet' or 'seer'. Lixiviating refers to the process of extracting a soluble substance from a solid, often by soaking in a liquid, in order to cleanse, purify, or otherwise obtain the desired substance or benefit.

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Culture

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Lixiviating has been used in various cultural contexts throughout history. In ancient Rome, for example, coffee beans were lixiviated in water to extract their flavor before being roasted and ground for brewing. Similarly, in traditional Chinese medicine, various herbs and minerals are lixiviated in water or other solvents to extract their active components before being used for therapeutic purposes. More recently, in modern culinary arts, lixiviating is used to extract flavors, colors, or other beneficial compounds from various foods and ingredients, such as tea leaves, spices, or dried fruits, before being used in cooking or baking recipes.

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