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- Lye - n. - A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc.
- Lye - n. - A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
- Lye - n. - A falsehood.
- Lyencephala - n. pl. - A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary.
- Lyencephalous - a. - Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala.
- Lyerman - n. - The cicada.
- Lixivited - a. - Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
- Buck - v. t. - To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in bleaching.
- Buck - v. t. - To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by beating them on stones in running water.
- Kier - n. - A large tub or vat in which goods are subjected to the action of hot lye or bleaching liquor; -- also called keeve.
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