leach as a noun: - 1
as a verb: - 1
- 2
- 3
leach
noun
1 leach
The process of leaching.
synonym: leaching.
Dutch: uitloging
Polish: ługowanie, wyługowywanie
verb
1 leach
Cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate.
2 leach
Permeate or penetrate gradually:
— The fertilizer leached into the ground.
synonym: percolate.
3 leach
Remove substances from by a percolating liquid:
— Leach the soil.
synonym: strip.
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