Associations to the word «Leach»

LEACH, noun. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.

LEACH, noun. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.

LEACH, noun. (nautical) Alternative spelling of leech

LEACH, verb. (transitive) To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.

LEACH, verb. (intransitive) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.

LEACH, proper noun. A surname​.

LEACH, noun. The process of leaching.

LEACH, verb. Cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate.

LEACH, verb. Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground".

LEACH, verb. Remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil".