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lye:
- alcali; lessive alcaline; eau de soude
- lessiver
Wiktionary:
- lye → lessive de soude, potasse caustique, potasse, soude, soude caustique, lessive
- lye → lessive

English

Detailed Translations for lye from English to French

lye:

lye [the ~] noun

the lye (caustic soda; caustic)
l'alcali; la lessive alcaline
- alcali [le ~] noun
- lessive alcaline [la ~] noun
the lye (caustic)
l'eau de soude
- eau de soude [la ~] noun

lye verb

lye (soak in lye; treat with lye)
lessiver
- lessiver verb (lessive, lessives, lessivons, lessivez, lessivent, lessivais, lessivait, lessivions, lessiviez, lessivaient, lessivai, lessivas, lessiva, lessivâmes, lessivâtes, lessivèrent, lessiverai, lessiveras, lessivera, lessiverons, lessiverez, lessiveront)

Translation Matrix for lye:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
alcali	caustic; caustic soda; lye
eau de soude	caustic; lye
lessive alcaline	caustic; caustic soda; lye
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
lessiver	lye; soak in lye; treat with lye	interrogate; question
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	wash liquor

Related Words for "lye":

lying

Synonyms for "lye":

caustic

Related Definitions for "lye":

a strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide¹

Wiktionary Translations for lye:

lye

noun

caustic alkaline solution
- lye → lessive de soude; potasse caustique; potasse; soude; soude caustique

lye

noun

Eau chaude que l’on verse sur du linge à blanchir
- lessive → lye
Hydroxyde de sodium
- soude → lye; sodium hydroxide

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• lye	→ lessive	↔ loog — een alkalische substantie

Related Translations for lye

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University