leaching
NounSynonyms:
leach
WordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- the process of leachingSynonyms: leach
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Leach \Leach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leached; p. pr. & vb. n. Leaching.] [Written also leech and letch.]
1.To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee. [1913 Webster]
2.To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes. [1913 Webster]