Definition of lye

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Lye (n.) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding..

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Flyer :: Flyer (n.) One that uses wings.
Ley :: Ley (n.) See Lye.
Plyer :: Plyer (n.) See Pliers.
Polyembryonate :: Polyembryonate (a.) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic..
Polyeidic :: Polyeidic (a.) Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having several distinct kinds of young.
Plyer :: Plyer (n.) A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of a St. Andrew's cross.
Forlye :: Forlye (v. i.) Same as Forlie.
Lye :: Lye (n.) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding..
Lixivial :: Lixivial (a.) Of the color of lye; resembling lye.
Faluns :: Faluns (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..
Lie :: Lie (n.) See Lye.
Lyencephala :: Lyencephala (n. pl.) A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes; -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary..
Polyedrous :: Polyedrous (a.) See Polyhedral.
Graining :: Graining (n.) The process of separating soap from spent lye, as with salt..
Polyeidism :: Polyeidism (n.) The quality or state of being polyeidic.
Buck :: Buck (n.) Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed..
Pearlash :: Pearlash (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..
Polyembryony :: Polyembryony (n.) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic sac..
Flier :: Flier (n.) See Flyer, n., 5..
Lixivited :: Lixivited (a.) Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of alkaline salts.
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