1. having undergone lixiviation; having had soluble substances removed by percolation of liquid
Usage: chemistry; technical

1. past tense and past participle of lixiviate; to subject to lixiviation (the process of extracting soluble substances from a solid by percolating liquid through it)
Usage: chemistry; technical

Examples

• The soil was lixiviated by heavy rainfall, removing essential nutrients.
• Chemists lixiviated the ore to extract valuable minerals.
• The lixiviated ash contained concentrated potassium compounds.
• Water lixiviated the salt deposits over many years.
• The lixiviated residue was then analyzed for remaining impurities.