| 单词 | soap-lye |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoap-lye soap-lye n. a caustic alkaline lye obtained by running water upon alternate layers of soda ash and quicklime, and used in soap-making. ΘΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > soap-making materials soap-lees1746 soap-lye1774 soap-fat1839 soda-lye1839 1774 T. Percival Ess. Med. & Exper. (1776) III. 144 The soap ley is so caustic..that it can be taken only in the smallest quantity. 1857 W. A. Miller Elements Chem. III. viii. 547 It is digested in an imperfect soap ley. 1883 R. Haldane Workshop Receipts 2nd Ser. 311/1 The..production of crude glycerine from spent soap-lyes. < as lemmas |
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