lye in Spanish
lye in Spanish is [el] agua de ceniza, jabón / detergente de ceniza, lejía de ceniza — lye means a strongly alkaline substance, traditionally made by soaking wood ash in water, used for cleaning or making soap.
lye in Spanish
[el] agua de ceniza
jabón / detergente de ceniza
lejía de ceniza
llicta
llijta / llucta
llipta
What does "lye" mean?
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noun A strongly alkaline substance, traditionally made by soaking wood ash in water, used for cleaning or making soap.
"Pioneers made their own soap by boiling fat with lye."
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lye in a sentence
- Pioneers made their own soap by boiling fat with lye.
- Lye is powerful enough to unclog drains, but it will burn skin on contact.
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What is "lye" in Spanish?
"lye" in Spanish is [el] agua de ceniza, jabón / detergente de ceniza, lejía de ceniza. lye means: A strongly alkaline substance, traditionally made by soaking wood ash in water, used for cleaning or making soap.
How do you use "lye" in a sentence?
Example: "Pioneers made their own soap by boiling fat with lye." In Spanish, "lye" is [el] agua de ceniza, jabón / detergente de ceniza, lejía de ceniza.
Are there other ways to say "lye" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 6 translations listed for "lye": [el] agua de ceniza, jabón / detergente de ceniza, lejía de ceniza, llicta, llijta / llucta, llipta.
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