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Sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide
Look up lye in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lye is the common name of various alkaline solutions, including soda lye (a solution of sodium hydroxide)
Lye
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up lye in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lye is a caustic chemical, usually referring to sodium hydroxide. Lye or LYE may also refer to: Lye, West
Lye_(disambiguation)
Bread product
Lye rolls are a baked specialty in Germany (especially in Bavaria and Swabia), France (Alsace), Switzerland, and Austria. They are made by immersing bread
Lye_roll
Canadian actor (1924–2009)
Leslie Ernest Lye (November 18, 1924 – July 21, 2009) was a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, radio personality and announcer and voice artist. He was
Les_Lye
Caustic soda, with formula NaOH
Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda and, more generically, as lye, is an inorganic compound with the formula NaOH. It is a white solid ionic
Sodium_hydroxide
Name list
lyes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Lyes (Arabic: لياس) is a masculine given name of Arabic origin. Notable people with this name include: Lyes Ould
Lyes
New Zealand artist (1901–1980)
Leonard Charles Huia Lye (/laɪ/; 5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980) was a New Zealand artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture
Len_Lye
Singaporean banker and actor (born 1969)
James Lye Tiang Kang (born 17 June 1969) is a Singaporean banking executive and former Mediacorp television actor. Lye was educated at Anglo-Chinese School
James_Lye
Town in Dudley, England
Lye or The Lye is a town in the Dudley district, in the county of the West Midlands, England. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Stourbridge and borders Pedmore
Lye,_West_Midlands
Food item consisting of dried nixtamalized corn
nixtamalization (nextamalli is the Nahuatl word for "hominy"). "Lye hominy" is hominy made with lye. The word "hominy" comes from the Powhatan -homen, literally
Hominy
Singaporean politician (born 1962)
Joseph Victor Lye Thiam Fatt (born 1962) is a Singaporean politician. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Member of
Victor_Lye
American professional golfer (born 1952)
Mark Ryan Lye (born November 13, 1952) is an American professional golfer. He played on the PGA Tour of Australasia, PGA Tour, and the Champions Tour
Mark_Lye
British singer, songwriter and actor (born 1968)
Omar Christopher Lye-Fook MBE (born 14 October 1968), known professionally as Omar, is an English singer, songwriter and actor. He grew up in Canterbury
Omar_Lye-Fook
Suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
Lyal (also spelt Lyell) was a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo, in the Australian state of Victoria. As of 2016, it is now part of the localities
Lyal
Association football club in England
Lye Town Football Club is a football club based in the Black Country town of Lye, Stourbridge, West Midlands, England. They are currently members of the
Lye_Town_F.C.
Railway station in the West Midlands, England
Lye railway station serves the town of Lye in the West Midlands County of England. The station is managed by West Midlands Trains, who provide the majority
Lye_railway_station
Australian actor (1912–1987)
Reginald Thomas Lye (13 October 1912 – 23 March 1987), was an Australian actor who worked extensively in Australia and England. Lye was one of the busiest
Reg_Lye
2019 British film
Fanny Lye Deliver'd is a British period drama film set in 1657 on a Shropshire farm. It stars Maxine Peake, Charles Dance, and Freddie Fox, and is written
Fanny_Lye_Deliver'd
Substance used for cleaning
prepared from sodium hydroxide (soda lye), are firm, whereas potassium soaps, derived from potassium hydroxide (potash lye), are softer or often liquid. Historically
Soap
British actor (born 1989)
(2015), King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), Black '47 (2018) and Fanny Lye Deliver'd (2019). Frederick Samson Robert Morice Fox was born on 5 April
Freddie_Fox_(actor)
Cemetery in Lye, West Midlands, England
The Lye and Wollescote Cemetery is an active 9.45 acres (3.82 ha) cemetery in Lye, West Midlands, England. The cemetery was opened in 1879 by the Lye and
Lye_and_Wollescote_Cemetery
Nordic dried fish dish
lipeäkala [ˈlipeæˌkɑlɑ]; literally "lye fish") is dried whitefish, usually cod, but sometimes ling or burbot, cured in lye. It is made from aged stockfish
Lutefisk
English priest
Edward Lye (1694–1767) was an 18th-century scholar of Old English and Germanic philology. His Dictionarium Saxonico et Gothico-Latinum, published posthumously
Edward_Lye
Optical illusion
The Müller-Lyer illusion is an optical illusion consisting of three stylized arrows. When viewers are asked to place a mark on the figure at the midpoint
Müller-Lyer_illusion
Saint Lie (Lié, Lyé, Laetus, Lætus) (died 533) of Orléans is a French saint. He is honored in the bishopric of Orléans and his relics are enshrined in
Saint_Lié
Malaysian politician
Yew Boon Lye is a Malaysian politician who has served as a Member of the Negeri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Chuah since August 2023
Yew_Boon_Lye
Protected area in Oxford, England
Lye Valley is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Headington, a suburb of Oxford in Oxfordshire. It is part of
Lye_Valley
Australian rugby league player
Enos Lye (born 14 August 1948) is an Australian former rugby league player. Lye was a product of rugby league in the Illawarra. A five-eighth, Lye starred
Graham_Lye
American mathcore band
Lye by Mistake was an American experimental metal band from St. Louis, Missouri, that formed in 2004. They released their most recent album, Fea Jur,
Lye_by_Mistake
Hair straightening product
had been made with excess lye. The scalp can suffer severe chemical burns if over exposed to lye or no-lye relaxers. A lye relaxer consists of sodium
Relaxer
Inorganic compound (KOH)
exothermic. Concentrated aqueous solutions are sometimes called potassium lyes. Even at high temperatures, solid KOH does not dehydrate readily. At higher
Potassium_hydroxide
Canadian softball player
Joey Lye (born May 4, 1987) is a Canadian softball player. Lye has competed at three Pan American Games. At the 2011 Pan American Games, Lye won silver
Joey_Lye
American music industry executive
Lyor Cohen (born October 3, 1959) is an American record executive. He serves as global head of music at YouTube. Cohen began his career in the 1980s working
Lyor_Cohen
English clergyman and theologian (1621–1684)
Thomas Lye, or Lee, or Leigh, (25 March 1621 – 7 June 1684) was an English Nonconformist minister. Lye was the son of Thomas Leigh of Chard in Somerset
Thomas_Lye
British-American artist
Bix Lye (February 19, 1937 – January 10, 2023) was a British-American artist specializing in sculpture and printmaking. Born in London to New Zealand-born
Bix_Lye
Norwegian botanist (1940–2021)
Arnstein Lye (9 March 1940 – 24 March 2021) was a Norwegian botanist and field biologist. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Lye when citing
Kåre_Arnstein_Lye
Malaysian politician
Lye Siew Weng (Chinese: 黎兆榮; 1 September 1941 – 28 February 2018) was a Malaysian politician. He was a member of the Penang State Legislative Assembly
Lye_Siew_Weng
American lawyer (1927–2020)
York City-based lawyer who spent 14 years in prison for hiring men to throw lye in the face of his former girlfriend Linda Eleanor Riss (February 23, 1937
Burt_Pugach
Snack food
are 10–15 cm long and about 4 mm thick, made from leavened dough with a lye crust and sprinkled with salt crystals. They are usually produced industrially
Pretzel_sticks
Australian soccer player
Eli Adams (/ˈilaɪ/ ee-LYE; born 12 March 2002) is an Australian professional soccer player who plays as a winger for Newcastle Jets. In the 2020/2021
Eli_Adams
Small coastal inlet
50°40′26″N 4°44′28″W / 50.674°N 4.741°W / 50.674; -4.741 Lye Cove is a small coastal inlet near Tintagel on the north coast of Cornwall, South West
Lye_Cove
Canadian soldier
Brigadier General William Kirby Lye OBE (1918-2009) was a Canadian soldier. Lye's father O. G. Lye was the officer commanding the 11th Field Regiment R
William_Kirby_Lye
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lje la fɔʁɛ]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt takes it
Saint-Lyé-la-Forêt
Nature reserve in England
Brookwood Lye is a 22-hectare (54-acre) nature reserve in Brookwood in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. The site borders the A324 road
Brookwood_Lye
Singaporean footballer
Quah Kim Lye (born 1943) is a former Singapore national football team captain who played for National Football League side Tampines Rovers and the Singapore
Quah_Kim_Lye
Association football club in England
currently members of the Southern League Premier Division Central and play at Lye Meadow. The club was established in 1929 as Alvechurch Juniors and played
Alvechurch_F.C.
2019 documentary film by Bayer Mack
No Lye: An American Beauty Story is a 2019 documentary film by Bayer Mack that chronicles the rise and decline of the black-owned ethnic beauty industry
No Lye: An American Beauty Story
No_Lye:_An_American_Beauty_Story
Wilderness area in Vermont, United States
The Lye Brook Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas in the Green Mountain National Forest in the U.S. state of Vermont. It is managed by the U.S
Lye_Brook_Wilderness
American video game developer
is an American video game development studio, founded in 2009, by Augi Lye and Jeremy Stieglitz. It is located in Gainesville, Florida. Trendy Entertainment
Chromatic_Games
Railway freight facility in Scotland
Mennock Lye Goods Depot or Mennock Siding was a railway freight facility located off the A76 in the hamlet of Mennock that lies circa two miles (three
Mennock_Lye_Goods_Depot
Vietnamese noodle dish
greens on a bed of rice noodles made from rice which has been soaked in lye water, giving them a characteristic texture and colour that sets the dish
Cao_lầu
English cricketer
Frank Lye (born 11 April 1979) is an English cricketer. Lye is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace. He was born in Exeter, Devon. Lye first
David_Lye
Body decomposition process
cremation) is a process for the disposal of human and animal remains using lye and heat; it is an alternative to burial, cremation, or sky burial. The process
Water_cremation
16th-century English politician
George Leigh or Lye (by 1530 – 1578) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Shrewsbury in March 1553, November
George_Leigh
Baked pastry shaped into a knot
common seasoning, or topping, for pretzels, complementing the washing soda or lye treatment that gives pretzels their traditional skin and flavor acquired
Pretzel
Soap of olive and laurel oil from Aleppo
classified as a Castile soap as it is a hard soap made from olive oil and lye, from which it is distinguished by the inclusion of laurel berry oil. The
Aleppo_soap
Canton in Grand Est, France
The canton of Saint-Lyé is an administrative division of the Aube department, northeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation
Canton_of_Saint-Lyé
Hospital in Penang, Malaysia
Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre is a private hospital in George Town within the Malaysian state of Penang. Established in 1975, the 273-bed hospital has
Loh Guan Lye Specialists Centre
Loh_Guan_Lye_Specialists_Centre
Noodles in Chinese cuisine
northern China and rice noodles being more typical of southern China. Egg, lye, and cereal may also be added to noodles made from wheat flour in order to
Chinese_noodles
Singaporean weightlifter and Miss Singapore (born 1923)
Ho Lye Toh (born 1923) is a Singaporean retired weightlifter and a three times former Miss Singapore. Toh's father was Ho Peng Khoen, a school teacher
Ho_Lye_Toh
China-based venture capital firm
2011. It was founded by Lei Jun (the founder and CEO of Xiaomi) and Tuck Lye Koh. The firm focuses on investing in the technology sector in China as well
Shunwei_Capital
1984 novel by Piers Anthony
Crewel Lye: A Caustic Yarn is a fantasy novel by American writer Piers Anthony, the eighth book of the Xanth series. This book is a story within a story
Crewel_Lye:_A_Caustic_Yarn
New Zealand writer, film-maker, educator and cultural activist
re-discovery of expatriate film-maker, kinetic sculptor and writer Len Lye. He worked as Lye's assistant during the artist's last year (1980), then after his
Roger_Horrocks
Singaporean politician (born 1983)
Times. Retrieved 3 May 2025. "GE2025: Former PAP Aljunied candidate Victor Lye, new face Jasmin Lau spotted at Ang Mo Kio GRC". www.channelnewsasia.com
Jasmin_Lau
Chemicals used to unblock drains
solid lye is hygroscopic, it is crucial that the solid granules of the cleaner are placed directly in proximity to the clog. Otherwise, the lye itself
Chemical_drain_cleaners
Wells, Kent, England, Lye was the son of Robert Bevan Lye. The family moved to New Zealand in 1886, arriving in Auckland, where Lye was educated. He left
Frederick_Lye
Art museum in New Plymouth, New Zealand
exhibition and storage space for the Len Lye Foundation Collection along with a dedicated education space. The Len Lye Centre is an extension to the Govett-Brewster
Govett-Brewster_Art_Gallery
English actress (born 1991)
January 2018. In 2018, Reynolds was a leading actor in the feature film Fanny Lye Deliver'd, among a cast that included Charles Dance and Maxine Peake. She
Tanya_Reynolds
2004 robbery-murder of a scrap car dealer in Singapore
(Chinese: 许展权; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Khó͘ Tián-koân; pinyin: Xǔ Zhănquán) and Lim Poh Lye (Chinese: 林保来; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lîm Pó-lâi; pinyin: Lín Băolái), surrendered themselves
Murder_of_Bock_Tuan_Thong
Drain cleaner
Household Products Database, the crystal form is composed of: Sodium hydroxide (lye), NaOH Sodium nitrate, NaNO3 Sodium chloride (salt), NaCl Aluminium shards
Drano
Commune in Grand Est, France
Saint-Lyé (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lje]) is a commune in the Aube department in north-central France. Communes of the Aube department "Répertoire national
Saint-Lyé
Cantonese noodle dish
slightly chewy and slightly spongy texture of the noodles is due to the lye water used in making the dough, which is then fried and dried into flat patty-like
Yi_mein
English Anglican priest
Nathaniel Lye, D.D. was an English Anglican priest. Lloyd was educated at Brasenose College, Oxford. He held livings at Cowley, Kemerton and Dursley.
Nathaniel_Lye
Commune in Centre-Val de Loire, France
Lye (French pronunciation: [li]) is a commune in the Indre department in central France. Communes of the Indre department "Répertoire national des élus:
Lye,_Indre
2014 case of an elderly woman kidnapped in Singapore
On 8 January 2014, 79-year-old Ng Lye Poh (Chinese: 黄来宝; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: N̂g Lâi-pó), the mother of the Sheng Siong supermarket chain's founder CEO, was kidnapped
Sheng_Siong_kidnapping
Species of plant native to Africa
formally described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1995. List of Cyperus species "Cyperus aureoalatus Lye". Kew Science - Plants of the World Online.
Cyperus_aureoalatus
Medical condition
Transient lingual papillitis (TLP) is a medical term for painful, hypertrophic, red, and white lingual papillae on the tongue. TLP is also called lie bumps
Transient_lingual_papillitis
Pakistani footballer
20 August 2001), is a Pakistani footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lye Town and the Pakistan women's national team. Born and raised in Edgbaston
Marsha_Malik
Factory producing lye from wood ash
An ashery is a factory that converts hardwood ashes into lye, potash, or pearlash. Asheries were common in newly settled areas of North America during
Ashery
Greek mythological figure
romanized: Philýra, lit. 'linden-tree'; pronounced /ˈfɪlərə/ or /fɪˈlaɪrə/, fih-LYE-rah or FIL-uh-ruh; or /fɪˈliːrə/, fee-LEE-rah) was one of the 3,000 Oceanids
Philyra_(Oceanid)
Mansion and hotel in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Macalister Mansion (formerly the Choong Lye Hock Mansion) is a more than 100-year-old heritage-listed mansion located in George Town, Penang, Malaysia
Macalister_Mansion
Canadian actor (born 1978)
NBC sitcom Joey, Evan R. Lawson in the USA Network series Royal Pains, and Lyor Boone in the ABC political drama Designated Survivor. Costanzo was born in
Paulo_Costanzo
American TV show season
Nick studies the death of a woman who drowned in the desert ("Anatomy of a Lye"), after finding himself the target of a stalker ("Stalker"). William Petersen
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation season 2
CSI:_Crime_Scene_Investigation_season_2
Chemical compound
European cuisine more broadly), breads such as pretzels and lye rolls traditionally treated with lye to improve browning can be treated instead with sodium
Sodium_carbonate
Species of plant endemic to Somalia
formally described by the botanist Kåre Arnstein Lye in 1996. List of Cyperus species "Cyperus ossicaulis Lye". Kew Science - Plants of the World Online. Retrieved
Cyperus_ossicaulis
French footballer (born 1996)
Lyes Hafid Houri (Arabic: لياس حوري; born 19 January 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Houri is a youth exponent from
Lyes_Houri
Battery electric compact crossover SUV
paultan.org". Paul Tan's Automotive News. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 19 May 2025. Lye, Gerard (18 August 2025). "Proton EV plant in Tanjong Malim to start production
Geely_EX5
Malaysian politician
Jason H'ng Mooi Lye (born 23 June 1978) is a Malaysian politician who has served as Member of the Penang State Executive Council (EXCO) in the Pakatan
Jason_H'ng_Mooi_Lye
Church in Sweden
Lye Church (Swedish: Lye kyrka) is a medieval church on Gotland, Sweden. The oldest parts of the church date from the last quarter of the 12th century
Lye_Church
Daughters of Helios in Greek mythology
(Ancient Greek: Ἡλιάδες, lit. 'daughters of the sun'; /hiːˈlaɪ.ədiːz/, hee-LYE-ə-deez) were the daughters of Helios and Clymene, an Oceanid nymph. They
Heliades
Hamlet in Buckinghamshire, England
Lye Green is a hamlet in the civil parish of Chesham in Buckinghamshire, England. It is located north east of Chesham. Lycrome Road runs through the centre
Lye_Green
Village in Wiltshire, England
village of Avoncliff, namely the portion south of the Avon, and the hamlet of Lye Green. The Avon forms most of the northern boundary of the parish; Avoncliff
Westwood,_Wiltshire
Animated film by Len Lye
by Len Lye. Commissioned to promote the General Post Office, it was Lye's first direct animation to receive a public release. In mid 1935, Lye struck
A_Colour_Box
1990 rape-murder of a woman at Punggol, Singapore
brutal rape-murder of Tan. The killer, Tan's 30-year-old childhood friend Lim Lye Hock (林来福 Lín Laífú), was eventually found guilty of murdering Tan and sentenced
Murder_of_Tan_Hui_Ngin
English actor (1893–1964)
leading roles in several adapted literary classics. Hardwicke was born in Lye, Worcestershire (now West Midlands), to Edwin Webster Hardwicke and his wife
Cedric_Hardwicke
Short channel in Hong Kong
Ly-ce-moon Pass, the Ly-ee-moon Pass, Ly-e-Mun Pass, Lyemun, Lymoon, and the Lye Moon Passage.[citation needed] On Hong Kong Island Lei Yue Mun Fort, converted
Lei_Yue_Mun
Chemical reaction that gives browned food flavor
process is accelerated in an alkaline environment (e.g., lye applied to darken pretzels; see lye roll), as the amino groups (RNH+3 → RNH2) are deprotonated
Maillard_reaction
Long Lye (grid reference ST265122) is an 11.7 hectare (29.0 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Buckland St Mary in the Blackdown
Long_Lye
Ceylonese Malay politician
Marhoom Baba Zahiere Lye (7 November 1900 - 1969) was a Ceylonese Malay politician. He appointed as Member of Parliament in 1963. He married Evelyn Mashmoon
Baba_Zahiere_Lye
Digital media designer and strategist and former children's television host and actor
persisted among the veterans in the cast, most specifically Lisa Ruddy and Les Lye, until almost the end of her tenure. McGlade's tenure as host continued through
Christine_McGlade
LYE
LYE
Boy/Male
Scottish
Surname meaning loyal.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of the numerous places (in at least sixteen counties, but especially Leigh in Lancashire) named either with the nominative case of Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’ (see Lee) or with lēage, a late dative form of this word (see Lye).
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly Manchester)
English (chiefly Manchester) : occupational name for someone whose job was to steep cotton or linen in lye (a strong alkali) to cleanse it, from an agent derivative of Middle English bouken ‘to wash’ (from Middle Dutch būken).
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Island
Surname or Lastname
Vietnamese (Lý) and Hmong
Vietnamese (Lý) and Hmong : unexplained.English : variant of Lye.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a meadow, pasture, or patch of arable land, Middle English l(e)ye (late Old English lēage, dative of lēah ‘wood’, ‘glade’); or a habitational name from Lye in Herefordshire (with the same etymology).French : habitational name from Lye in Indre.French (Lyé) : habitational name from places called Lié in Deux-Sèvres and Vendée.Norwegian : habitational name from a farmstead in Rogaland named Lye, Old Norse Lýgi meaning ‘alliance’, ‘covenant’, used to denote a place sanctified by such an agreement, such as a court or council meeting place.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lye.French : habitational name from Ley in Moselle.French and German : from a medieval personal name, Eloy (Latin Eligius, a derivative of eligere ‘to choose or elect’), made popular by a 6th-century saint who came to be venerated as the patron of smiths and horses.German (Rhineland) : topographic name from Middle High German leie ‘rock’, ‘stone’, ‘slate’, or a habitational name from any of several places named with this word. Compare Leier.
LYE
LYE
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, French, Latin
Son of Patrick; Surname; Son of Nobleman
Female
Hebrew
 Variant spelling of Hebrew unisex Rinnah, RINA means "shouting for joy." Compare with other forms of Rina.
Girl/Female
Welsh
Rose.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, British, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Teutonic
Combination of Ara and Judith; Good War
Male
Greek
(Ἀντίπας) Contracted form of Greek Antipatros, ANTIPAS means "like the father." In the New Testament bible, this is the name of a Christian of Pergamos who suffered martyrdom.Â
Boy/Male
Tamil
Meditate, Thinking, Thought
Boy/Male
Gaelic, German, Irish
Strong; Oak-hearted
Girl/Female
English
and Kayla, meaning: keeper of the keys; pure.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Vishnu
LYE
LYE
LYE
LYE
LYE
a.
Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala.
n.
Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.
n.
A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
n.
The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash).
n.
See Lye.
a.
Of the color of lye; resembling lye.
n.
A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.
a.
Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
v. t.
To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
n.
See Lye.
n.
A falsehood.
n. pl.
A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary.
v. t.
To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
n.
A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.
n.
The cicada.
n.
The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt.
n.
A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
n.
A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France, abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his Miocene subdivision.