lixiviant

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Noun

lixiviant (plural lixiviants)

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

French

Participle

lixiviant

  1. present participle of lixivier

Adjective

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

  1. leaching