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leach

1  [leech]
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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.
–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 ME leche leachate, infusion, prob. OE *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
leacher, noun
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leach   (lēch)   
v.   leached, leach·ing, leach·es

v.   tr.

  1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.

  2. To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning" (Marilynne Robinson).

v.   intr.
To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.
n.  

  1. The act or process of leaching.

  2. A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.

  3. The substance through which a liquid is leached.


[From Middle English leche, leachate, from Old English *lece, muddy stream; akin to leccan, to moisten.]
leach'a·bil'i·ty n., leach'a·ble adj., leach'er n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: leach
Pronunciation: 'lEch
Function: transitive verb
1 : to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separatethe soluble components
2 : to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid leach intransitive senses
: to pass out or through by percolation —leach·abil·i·ty /"lE-ch&-'bil-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
—leach·able /'lE-ch&-b&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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