Lye Definition

lī
noun
A strong, alkaline solution obtained by leaching wood ashes.
Webster's New World
Any strongly alkaline substance, usually sodium or potassium hydroxide, used in cleaning, making soap, etc.
Webster's New World
Any substance obtained by leaching.
Webster's New World

(UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.

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verb

Obsolete spelling of lie.

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Other Word Forms of Lye

Noun

Singular:
lye
Plural:
lyes

Origin of Lye

  • From Old English lÄ“ag, from Proto-Germanic *laugō, from Proto-Indo-European *leu(É™)- (“to wash").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English lie from Old English lēag leu(ə)- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Lye Sentence Examples

  • In the Glatz process the lye is treated with a little milk of lime, the liquid then neutralized with hydrochloric acid, and the liquid filtered.

  • The spent lye of the washing being drained off, the soap is now " boiled for strength."

  • Lye is a caustic chemical that can be dangerous.

  • The lye from the strengthening boil contains much alkali and is used in connexion with other boilings.

  • The processes of soap manufacture may be classified (a) according to the temperatures employed into (I) cold processes and (2) boiling processes, or (b) according to the nature of the starting material - acid or oil and fat - and the relative amount of alkali, into (1) direct saturation of the fatty acid with alkali, (2) treating the fat with a definite amount of alkali with no removal of unused lye, (3) treating the fat with an indefinite amount of alkali, also with no separation of unused lye, (4) treating the fat with an indefinite amount of alkali with separation of waste lye.

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Words Starting With

LLYLYE

Words Ending With

EYELYE

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Words Starting With L and Ending With E

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With L3 Letter Words Ending With E