The soxhlet discussion got me really interested in this device, for sheer nerdiness sake.

I was wondering, how you pronounce it? It's a French name right?

Is it pronouned "Sole" as in the 'sole of my shoe', + and "let" as in 'let me hit this pipe?'

or is the "let" pronounced 'lay' as in 'I lay me down to sleep?'

or, is the "sox" pronounced 'sock' like 'I'm putting my sock(s) on before I put on my shoes?

ive got one but i have no idea!

Soxh·let / ˈsäkslət

so im guessing its pronounced socks-let