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leach·ate
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tʃeɪt
/
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noun
a solution resulting from
leaching
, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating ground water:
Leachates in the town's water supply have been traced to a chemical-waste dump.
Origin:
1930–35;
leach
1
+
-ate
2
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leachate
(ˈliːtʃeɪt)
—
n
water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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