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verb (used with object)
1.
to dissolve out soluble constituents from (ashes, soil, etc.) by percolation.
2.
to cause (water or other liquid) to percolate through something.
verb (used without object)
3.
(of ashes, soil, etc.) to undergo the action of percolating water.
4.
to percolate, as water.
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Leach
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noun
5.
the act or process of leaching.
6.
a product or solution obtained by leaching; leachate.
7.
the material leached.
8.
a vessel for use in leaching.
Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English leche leachate, infusion, probably Old English *læc(e), *lec(e), akin to leccan to wet, moisten, causative of leak
1425–75; late Middle English leche leachate, infusion, probably Old English *læc(e), *lec(e), akin to leccan to wet, moisten, causative of leak
Related forms
leach·a·ble, adjective
leach·a·bil·i·ty, noun
leach·er, noun
un·leached, adjective
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| leach1 (liːtʃ) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to remove or be removed from a substance by a percolating liquid |
| 2. | to lose or cause to lose soluble substances by the action of a percolating liquid |
| 3. | percolate another word for percolate |
| —n | |
| 4. | the act or process of leaching |
| 5. | a substance that is leached or the constituents removed by leaching |
| 6. | a porous vessel for leaching |
| [C17: variant of obsolete letch to wet, perhaps from Old English leccan to water; related to | |
| 'leacher1 | |
| —n | |
| leach2 (liːtʃ) | |
| —n | |
| a variant spelling of leech | |
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Word Origin & History
leach
O.E. leccan "to moisten" (see leak). The word disappears, then re-emerges late 18c. in a technological sense in ref. to percolating liquids.
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