LYE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A strong solution of sodium or potassium hydroxide

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("lye" is a kind of...):

caustic (any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lye"):

caustic potash; potash; potassium hydroxide (a potassium compound often used in agriculture and industry)

caustic soda; sodium hydroxide (a strongly alkaline caustic used in manufacturing soap and paper and aluminum and various sodium compounds)