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Leach

Noun

Définitions

1.NounA quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
2.NounA tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
3.NounAlternative spelling of leech.
4.NounA jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century.
5.VerbTo purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
"Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil."
6.VerbTo part with soluble constituents by percolation.
"The gangue was leached to recover minerals left behind by the original technology."
7.VerbTo bleed; to seep.
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