verb (past and past participleleached, present participleleach·ing, 3rd person present singularleach·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 (pluralleach·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
