LEACH
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Example

Heavy rains can leach nutrients from the soil quickly.

Definition

Remove soluble components from a material by percolating liquid

  • Extract by leaching in soil, rock, or industrial processes

Of substances, to be washed out by percolating fluid

  • Of liquid, to seep or bleed through a material

Historical: A tub or vat used to leach ashes, bark, or ore

  • A leaching vessel for producing lye or extracts

Historical: A firm, jelly-like sweetmeat called leach

  • A spiced milk gel dessert from medieval English cookery