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lye (l

)

1. The liquid obtained by leaching wood ashes.

[Middle English lie, from Old English lag; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

lye [laɪ]

1. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) any solution obtained by leaching, such as the caustic solution obtained by leaching wood ash

2. (Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) a concentrated solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide

[Old English lēag; related to Middle Dutch lōghe, Old Norse laug bath, Latin lavāre to wash]

lye (l

)

A strong alkaline solution or solid of potassium hydroxide or sodium hydroxide, made by allowing water to wash through wood ashes. It is used to make soap and drain and oven cleaners. Chemical formula: KOH or NaOH.

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Noun

lye - a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

caustic potash, potash, potassium hydroxide - a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry

caustic - any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

caustic soda, sodium hydroxide - a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds

Translations

lye [laɪ] N → lejía f

lye

n → Lauge f

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caustic
caustic potash
caustic soda
hominy
hypokalemia
intoxication
Lixivial
lixiviate
lixiviation
lixivium
lutefisk
lutfisk
lye hominy
parfleche
Pearlash
potash
potassium hydroxide
Pyrotechnical sponge

Wood, Edith Elmer
Wood, Edward Frederick Lindley
Wood, Fernando
Wood, Grant
Wood, Harland G.
Wood, Henry Joseph
Wood, Jethro
Wood, John
Wood, Leonard
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Wood, Natalie
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Wood, Nicholas
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Wood, Pressed
Wood, Robert E.
Wood, Robert W.
Wood, Robert Williams
Wood, Sarah
Wood, Sir Henry (Joseph)
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Wood, Willy
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' Union
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Wood-Based Panel
Wood-Bending Machine
Wood-block print
Wood-block print
Wood-block print
Wood-block printing
Wood-block printing
Wood-block printing
Wood-bound
wood-burning
Wood-Burning Fireplace
Wood-carving
wood-carving tools
wood-cement concrete
wood-creeper
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Wood-Destroying Insect Inspection Report
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Wood-ear mushroom
wood-eating
Wood-engraving
Wood-engraving
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wood-fiber insulation
wood-fiber slab
wood-fibered plaster
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