noun
- a strong alkaline solution used for cleaning or making soap
Examples
- The soap maker carefully mixed the lye with oils to create handmade bars.
- Lye is a dangerous chemical that can cause severe burns if handled improperly.
- Traditional soap recipes call for lye made from wood ash and water.
- The drain cleaner contained lye to dissolve hair and grease clogs.
- She wore protective gloves when working with lye in her soap-making workshop.
- Commercial lye is much stronger than the homemade version pioneers used.