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  1. Lye
    Water alkalised with wood-wash or other alkaline solution for washing.
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  2. lye
    [n] - a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
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  3. Lye
    Common name for solution of sodium hydroxide.
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  4. Lye
    Lye noun [ Written also lie and ley .] [ Anglo-Saxon leáh ; akin to Dutch loog , Old High German louga , German lauge ; confer Icelandic laug a bath, a hot spring.] A strong caustic alkaline solution o...
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  5. Lye
    Lye noun (Railroad) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. [ Eng.]
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  6. Lye
    Lye noun A falsehood. [ Obsolete] See Lie .
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  7. lye
    A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc. ... Origin: AS. Leah; akin to D. Loog, OHG. Louga, G. Lauge; cf. Icel. Laug a bath, a hot spring. ... Source: Websters Dictionary ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
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  8. lye
    noun a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide
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  9. lye
    (li) an alkaline percolate from wood ashes; household lye is a crude mixture of sodium hydroxide with some sodium carbonate.
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  10. Lye
    • (n.) A falsehood. • (n.) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding. • (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
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  1. lye
    the alkaline liquor obtained by leaching wood ashes with water, commonly used for washing and in soapmaking; more generally, any strong alkaline ...
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  2. lye
    Type: Term Pronunciation: lī Definitions: 1. The liquid obtained by leaching wood ashes. Synonyms: lixivium See: potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide
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  3. Lye
    Lye is a corrosive alkaline substance, commonly sodium hydroxide (NaOH, also known as `caustic soda`) or historically potassium hydroxide (KOH, from hydrated potash). Previously, lye was among the many different alkalis leached from hardwood ashes. Today lye is commercially manufactured using a mem...
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  4. lye
    lye, name commonly used for a strongly alkaline solution. It originally meant a solution of potassium carbonate (potash) prepared by leaching wood ashes with water, but now the name also means a solution of sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide. Lye is also used to refer to the undissolved solute....
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  5. Lye
    Lye is water impregnated with alkaline salt imbibed from the ashes of wood, or any solution of an alkali and formerly used for cleaning purposes, as for types after printing, ink-rollers, etc.
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  6. Lye
    Lye is an alkali solution used for washing, and the basis of all soap - which is fat saponified in lye to form a solid bar, as distinct from a liquid. Traditionally lye was made by mixing wood ash with water, to form an alkali solution based on potash. Today it's more usual commercially for sodium h...
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  7. Lye
    The common name for sodium hydroxide.
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  8. Lye
    A chemical straightening treatment commonly used to relax hair. The active ingredient is sodium hydroxide, there are many No Lye products also available.
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  9. Lye
    [disambiguation] Lye is a caustic chemical. Lye may also refer to: ...
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  10. lye
    1) 'fight club' agent 2) Alkali in cleansers 3) Alkaline solution 4) Basic cleaner 5) Bleaching agent 6) Bleaching solution 7) Burn cause 8) Burning substance 9) Caustic 10) Caustic agent 11) Caustic alkali 12) Caust...
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