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leach [ leech ]


verb  (past and past participle leached, present participle leach·ing, 3rd person present singular leach·es)
Definition:
 
1. transitive and intransitive verb drain away: to drain away from soil when dissolved in rainwater, or lose a mineral or chemical dissolved in rainwater
herbicides that leached into the ground water

2. transitive verb remove something by dissolution: to remove soluble components from a solid mixture by the use of a solvent

3. intransitive verb lose soluble material: to lose soluble material by dissolution



noun  (plural leach·es)
Definition:
 
1. container used in leaching: a porous container used to hold a solid mixture through which a solvent is run in order to remove soluble components

2. mixture used in leaching: a solid mixture through which a solvent is run in order to remove soluble components

3. liquid containing leached substance: a solution containing a substance leached from a solid mixture

[ Old English leccan< Germanic]

leach·a·bil·i·ty [ lchə bíllətee ] noun
leach·er [ lchər ] noun
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