3. Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.

Lixivial salts (Old Chem.), salts which are obtained by passing water

through ashes, or by pouring it on them.

{ Lix*iv"i*ate (?), Lix*iv"i*`ted (?), } a. [From Lixivium.] 1. Of or

pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.