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leaching

noun

  1. extraction of some soluble substances from a solid materials into a liquid
  2. loss of soil nutrients in agriculture
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

  1. The process by which something is leached.

    The leachings were performed in a controlled atmosphere chamber in four different steps […]

  2. Liquid that leaches.

    One set of plants was watered with distilled water, while to the other set was added in addition small amounts of leachings, containing only a trace of nitrogen, from a cultivated field.

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of leach