Lix-iv'i-al, a.
a. [Lat. lixivius, from lix, ashes, lye-ashes, lye; Fr. lixiviel, lixivieux, Sp. lexivial, lejivial, It. lissiviale, lissivioso.]
Sense 1. Obtained by lixiviation; impregnated with alkaline salt extracted from wood-ashes.
Sense 2. Consisting of salt extracted from the ashes of wood.
Sense 3. Of the color of lye; resembling lye.
Sense 4. Having the qualities of alkaline salts from wood-ashes.
Lixivial salts (Chem.), those salts which are obtained by passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them.