leaching

/หˆliหtสƒษชล‹/

IPA: /L IY1 CH IH0 NG/

verb
  1. 1

    To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

    โ€œHeavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil.โ€

  2. 2

    To part with soluble constituents by percolation.

noun
  1. 1

    The process by which something is leached.

  2. 2

    Liquid that leaches.

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