Lye
[laɪ]
解釋/意思:
(n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
(n.) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
(n.) A falsehood.
編輯:蒂姆
同義詞及近義詞：
n. Lixivium.
編輯:摩尔
解釋/意思:
n. a short side-branch of railway.
n. a solution leached from ashes: a solution of the fixed alkalies potash and soda in water.
校對:迈拉
例句/造句/用法:
- In practice, the wood ashes were boiled in water, which was then strained off, and the resulting filtrate, or lye, was mixed with the fats for soap making. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Colours dyed in this way become fixed, and no soap or lye will ever wash them out. 柏拉圖. 理想國.
- In 1826 a patent was granted in the United States to one Lye for a sewing machine, but no records of the same remain, as all were burned in the fire of 1836. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世紀發明進展.
- Grease and fat were boiled with water and hardwood ashes, which are rich in lye, and from the mixture came the soft soap used by our ancestors. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Dissolve the concentrated lye in the water, add the sugar and boil the solution, meanwhile gradually adding the arsenic. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- But this property of bases, harmful in one way, is put to advantage in the home, where grease is removed from drainpipe and sink by the application of lye, a strong base. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
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