LEACHING
leach, leaching
(noun) the process of leaching
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
leaching
present participle of leach
Noun
leaching (plural leachings)
The process by which something is leached.
Liquid that leaches.
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LEACH
Leach, n. (Naut.)
Definition: See 3d Leech.
Leach, n. [Written also letch.] Etym: [Cf. As. leáh lye, G. lauge.
See Lye.]
1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus
imbibes the alkali.
2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. Leach tub, a wooden
tub in which ashes are leached.
Leach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leached; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaching.] Etym:
[Written also leech and letch.]
1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the
action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or
coffee.
2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali
from ashes.
Leach, v. i.
Definition: To part with soluble constituents by percolation.
Leach, n.
Definition: See Leech, a physician. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition