Leach - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |liːtʃ|  American pronunciation of the word leach
Brit.  |liːtʃ|  British pronunciation of the word leach

noun

- the process of leaching

verb

- cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
- permeate or penetrate gradually (syn: percolate)
the fertilizer leached into the ground
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid (syn: strip)
leach the soil

Extra examples

Even a small amount of rain can leach the toxic material from the soil.

Certain kinds of treated wood can leach chemicals into the soil.

The chemical eventually leaches away from the soil.

Much of the goodness has been leached from the soil by the action of continuous heavy rain.

The manufacturers say that there is no danger of the aluminium leaching into the water.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: leach
he/she/it: leaches
present participle: leaching
past tense: leached
past participle: leached
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