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Meanings of caustic lye in English

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Usage of caustic lye in English
1
If finely divided zircon is boiled for a long time with caustic lye, it is perceptibly attacked.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884.
2
Then, they're bathed in a caustic lye solution, which is used in manufacturing aluminum and paper, and as a cleaning agent.
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3
Thus, at a pressure of five atmospheres, the loss of cellulose was 0.75 with a caustic lye containing 14 per cent.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
4
By boiling vegetable fibers with caustic lyes, Collier and Piette obtained cellulose.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892
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