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34 lines
2.2 KiB
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{
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"lye":{
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"type":[
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"noun"
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],
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"definitions":{
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": a solid caustic (such as sodium hydroxide )":[]
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},
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"pronounciation":[
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"\u02c8l\u012b"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"examples":[
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Sodium hydroxide, also known as caustic soda or lye , is one of the chemicals to be stored at the location. \u2014 Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune , 5 May 2022",
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"Pretzels get their sheen and distinct texture from being dipped in a mild lye solution before being baked. \u2014 The Conversation, oregonlive , 26 Apr. 2022",
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"During the investigation, police recovered muriatic acid, four bottles of Kleen-Out sulfuric acid and two bottles of lye from Blackwell's residence near South 13th Street and West Edgerton Avenue. \u2014 Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 25 Apr. 2022",
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"State police say Imirowicz mixed a deadly concoction containing lye powder and drain cleaner and doused her father, who suffered severe burns all over his body and died in Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc on March 6, The Oakland Press reported. \u2014 People Staff, PEOPLE.com , 15 Mar. 2022",
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"The hacker briefly changed the levels of lye in the water to poisonous levels before an employee caught and stopped the hacker. \u2014 Kevin Collier, NBC News , 27 Jan. 2022",
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"In a similar fashion to the candles, the ingredients are melted together \u2014 oils, butters and lye \u2014 to make the soap. \u2014 Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 11 Jan. 2022",
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"Commonly known as lye , it is used to reduce the water\u2019s acidity. \u2014 Peter Elkind, ProPublica , 17 Mar. 2021",
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"In February, a hacker accessed an Oldsmar, Fla., water utility\u2019s control system and attempted to increase the amount of lye used to treat the water to a potentially dangerous level. \u2014 David Uberti, WSJ , 3 Dec. 2021"
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],
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"history_and_etymology":{
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"Middle English, from Old English l\u0113ag ; akin to Old High German louga lye, Latin lavare, lavere to wash, Greek louein":""
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},
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"first_known_use":{
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"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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},
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213237"
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}
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} |