liscivia
Italian
Alternative forms
- lisciva
Etymology
From Latin lixīvia, variant of lixīva, noun use of the adjective lixīvus (“made into lye”), from the use aqua lixīva. Compare French lessive, Friulian lissie, Sardinian liscìa, Spanish lejía, Romanian leșie, Sardinian lissía.
Noun
liscivia f (plural liscivie)
- lye (caustic soda)
Derived terms
- liscivia caustica
- liscivia detersiva
Related terms
- lisciviare
Anagrams
- lisciavi