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<h1>Livonian</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Li*vo"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district of Russia near the Baltic Sea.</def>

<h1>Livinian</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Li*vi"ni*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or an inhabitant of Livonia; the language (allied to the Finnish) of the Livonians.</def>

<h1>Livor</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Li"vor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Malignity.</def> <mark>[P.]</mark>

<i>Burton.</i>

<h1>Livraison</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Li`vrai`son"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>liberatio</ets> a setting free, in LL., a delivering up. See <er>Liberation</er>.]</ety> <def>A part of a book or literary composition printed and delivered by itself; a number; a part.</def>

<h1>Livre</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Li"vre</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>libra</ets> a pound of twelve ounces. Cf. <er>Lira</er>.]</ety> <def>A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to 20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the franc.</def>

<h1>Lixivial</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lix*iv"i*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>lixivius</ets>, fr. <ets>lix</ets> ashes, lye ashes, lye: cf. F. <ets>lixiviel</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or salts like a lixivium.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of the color of lye; resembling lye.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes.</def>

<cs><col>Lixivial salts</col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>salts which are obtained by passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them.</cd></cs>

<h1>Lixiviate, Lixivited</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw><hw>Lix*iv"i*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Lix*iv"i*`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Lixivium</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Impregnated with salts from wood ashes.</def>

<i>Boyle.</i>

<h1>Lixiviate</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lix*iv"i*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Lixiviated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Lixiviating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <def>To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances.</def>

<h1>Lixiviation</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lix*iv`i*a"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>lixiviation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance form one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching.</def>

<h1>Lixivious</h1> <Xpage=862>

<hw>Lix*iv"i*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>See <er>Lixivial</er>.</def>

<h1>Lixivium</h1> <Xpage=862>

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