Lees Synonyms

lēz
Matter that settles on a bottom or collects on a surface by a natural process
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. deposit
  2. residue
  3. dregs
  4. sediment
  5. remains
  6. dreg
  7. precipitate
  8. precipitation

Words Related to Lees

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. leftover
  2. clayton
  3. hartley
  4. whitfield
  5. hurst
  6. fenton
  7. groves
  8. middleton
  9. lomas

Lees Sentence Examples

  • Some steep seed in soda and oil lees to get a larger produce.

  • Poisoning by caustic soda is rare, but occasionally it takes place by swallowing soap lees (sodium carbonate), which may contain some impurities of caustic soda.

  • It appears probable that the conductivity of a liquid increases considerably with rise of temperature, although the contrary would appear from the work of Lees.

  • During this secondary fermentation the wine gradually throws down a deposit which forms a coherent crust, known as argol or lees.

  • When, after the approach of the cold weather, the lees have dropped, the wines are racked and a further addition of brandy is made.

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