| NOUN | substance | lye | a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide |
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| Sounds | lay' | |
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| Rhymes | alkali ... walleye: 28 rhymes with lay... | |
| Meaning | A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide. | |
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| Narrower | potash, caustic potash, potassium hydroxide | A potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry |
| sodium hydroxide, caustic soda | A strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds | |
| Broader | caustic | Any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue |
| Spanish | colada, lejía | |
| Catalan | lleixiu | |
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