The Collaborative International Dictionary
Lixiviation
Lixiviation \Lix*iv`i*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. lixiviation.] Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance from one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching.
Wiktionary
lixiviation
n. The process of lixiviate.
Usage examples of "lixiviation".
He proceeds by lixiviation with some particular chemicals and then by cupellation according to principles discovered by himself.