See also:

• LYE (0. Eng. leag, cf. Dutch loog, Ger. Lauge, from the root meaning to wash, see in Lat. lavare, and Eng. " lather," froth of soap and water, and " laundry ")

LYE (0. Eng. leag, cf. Dutch loog, Ger. Lauge, from the See also:

• ROOT (late O.E. rot, adopted from Scand., cf. Norw. and Swed. rot, Dan. rod; the true O.E. word was wyrt, plant, represented in Ger. Wurz or Wurzel; the ultimate root is the same in both words, and is seen in Lat. radix)
• ROOT, ELIHU (1845– )

root meaning to See also:

• WASH, THE

wash, see in See also:

• LAT

Lat. lavare, and Eng. " lather," froth of See also:

• SOAP

soap and See also:

• WATER

water, and " See also:

• LAUNDRY

laundry ")  , the name given to the See also:

• SOLUTION (from Lat. solvere, to loosen, dissolve)

solution of alkaline salts obtained by leaching or lixiviating See also:

• WOOD, ANTHONY A2 (1632-1695)
• WOOD, JOHN GEORGE (1827—1889)
• WOOD, MRS HENRY [ELLEN] (1814—1887)
• WOOD, SEARLES VALENTINE (1798—188o)

wood ashes with See also:

• WATER

water, and sometimes to a solution of a See also:

• CAUSTIC (Gr. rcavvraubs, burning)

caustic See also:

• ALKALI

alkali . Lixiviation (See also:

• LAT

Lat. lixivium, See also:

• LYE (0. Eng. leag, cf. Dutch loog, Ger. Lauge, from the root meaning to wash, see in Lat. lavare, and Eng. " lather," froth of soap and water, and " laundry ")

lye, lix, ashes) is the See also:

• ACTION

action of separating, by the percolation of water, a soluble from an insoluble substance .