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leachate

[ lee-cheyt ]

noun

  1. a solution resulting from leaching, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating groundwater:

    Leachates in the town's water supply have been traced to a chemical-waste dump.

leachate

/ ˈliːtʃeɪt /

noun

  1. water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip

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Word History and Origins

Origin of leachate1

First recorded in 1930–35; leach 1 + -ate 2

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