leach
Use Leach in a sentence
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.
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) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —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 | |
| Leach (liːtʃ) | |
| —n | |
| Bernard (Howell). 1887--1979, British potter, born in Hong Kong | |
| leech or leach2 (liːtʃ) | |
| —n | |
| nautical the after edge of a fore-and-aft sail or either of the vertical edges of a squaresail | |
| [C15: of Germanic origin; compare Dutch lijk] | |
| leach or leach2 | |
| —n | |
| [C15: of Germanic origin; compare Dutch lijk] | |
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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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Example sentences
But many have been shown to interact with proteins, and to leach from food containers into their contents.
The heavy metals, including uranium in coal ash, stay around to leach into ground water for ever.
And for a moment my soul started to leach out of my body.
The plastics, batteries and other components leach heavy metals and various carcinogenic chemicals into drinking water.
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