lixivial
/lɪkˈsɪviəl/
adjective
- Relating to or obtained by leaching, especially the process of extracting soluble substances from ashes or soil by percolating water through them.
- The chemist studied the lixivial properties of the volcanic soil.
- Farmers once collected lixivial runoff from burned fields to use as fertilizer.
- The lixivial solution from the wood ash was used to make soap.