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Lye vs Alkali - What's the difference?

lye | alkali |

As nouns the difference between lye and alkali

is that lye is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) or lye can be (uk|railways) a short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding while alkali is alkali.

As a verb lye

is .

lye

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Noun

(wikipedia lye)
  • An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
  • Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
    • See also
    * ("lye" on Wikipedia)

    Verb

    (head)

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
    • (Webster 1913)

    Anagrams

    *

    alkali

    English

    (wikipedia alkali)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (chemistry) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda, potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.
  • Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.
  • (Western United States) Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained in soils of natural waters.

    • Synonyms

    * (chemistry) base

    Antonyms

    * (chemistry) acid

    Derived terms

    * alkaline * alkali metal

    Related terms

    * alkalied * alkaloid

    See also

    * caustic * pH ----