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leach

(l/i//tS/ )

the process of leaching(noun.process)

Synonym:
leaching

source: wordnet30
See 3d Leech.(noun)

source: webster1913
A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.(noun)

source: webster1913
See Leech, a physician.(noun)

source: webster1913

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate(verb.motion)

source: wordnet30
permeate or penetrate gradually(verb.motion)

Example:
The fertilizer leached into the ground.

Synonym:
percolate

source: wordnet30
remove substances from by a percolating liquid(verb.change)

Example:
Leach the soil.

Synonym:
strip

source: wordnet30
To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee.(verb)

source: webster1913
To part with soluble constituents by percolation.(verb)

source: webster1913

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