Associations to the word «Leach»
Noun
- Groundwater
- Nutrient
- Nitrate
- Weathering
- Soil
- Ore
- Sulfate
- Uranium
- Heap
- Mineral
- Silica
- Carbonate
- Alkali
- Contaminant
- Salt
- Reggie
- Magnesium
- Rick
- Fertilizer
- Rosemary
- Precipitate
- Sulfide
- Zinc
- Landfill
- Calcium
- Garry
- Acorn
- Potassium
- Anion
- Edmund
- Chloride
- Chemical
- Oxide
- Ammonium
- Phosphorus
- Cation
- Nitrogen
- Pollutant
- Sodium
- Rainfall
- Ives
- Toxin
- Extraction
- Refining
- Nickel
- Runoff
- Modernization
- Copper
- Hydroxide
- Impurity
- Irrigation
- Faye
- Drainage
- Strauss
- Horizon
- Metal
- Acid
- Cu
- Pottery
- Zoologist
- Manganese
- Contamination
- Sludge
- Pad
- Leach
- Plumbing
- Bernard
- Evaporation
- Cary
- Macpherson
- Ion
- Iodine
- Crust
- Vat
- Sediment
- Potter
Adjective
Wiktionary
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.
Dictionary definition
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".
Wise words
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