lixiviate
verb
[ lɪkˈsɪvɪeɪt ]
• separate (a substance) into soluble and insoluble constituents by the percolation of liquid.
• "the dyestuff was extracted by lixiviating freshly cut wood with water"
Origin:
mid 17th century: from modern Latin lixiviat- ‘impregnated with lye’, from the verb lixiviare, from lixivius ‘made into lye’, from lix ‘lye’.
