lixiviant

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Noun

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lixiviant (plural lixiviants)

  1. A liquid medium used in hydrometallurgy to selectively extract the desired metal from the ore or mineral.

French

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Participle

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lixiviant

  1. present participle of lixivier

Adjective

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lixiviant (feminine lixiviante, masculine plural lixiviants, feminine plural lixiviantes)

  1. leaching