LEACHING

leach, leaching

(noun) the process of leaching

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Verb

leaching

present participle of leach

Noun

leaching (plural leachings)

The process by which something is leached.

Liquid that leaches.

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Source: Wiktionary

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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

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