leachate

[lee-cheyt]

leach·ate

[lee-cheyt]
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; leach1 + -ate2
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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

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