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to leach

to leach

12 6.6
To wash out dissolved material from something using water
  • verb
  • /liːtʃ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : lixiviar
  • MTBE is a fuel oxygenate that leaches into the groundwater from faulty underground storage tanks.
  • leach into groundwater
  • leach lead
  • nitrate leaching

And supposedly they they can leach the toxins out of your body.

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Examples

  • When composting, make sure the nutrients do not leach away with excessive watering.

  • So it does not leach any metals into the food.

  • And that's because the oil does leach from your skin.

  • If you don't add enough water to leach the salt down, it gets left in the root zone.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Much of the nitrogen that leaches from or runs off agricultural land comes from excessive use of manure.

    Academic text (2000)

  • The salts and aluminum will have to be leached out prior to planting.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Researchers have noted that a significant amount of lead can be leached from faucet fixtures (6-8).

    Academic text (1998)

  • The chemicals in the old paint may leach into the soil if left exposed to rain.

  • He decided to filter the water to prevent any harmful substances from leaching into it.

Synonyms

to strip
vsto leach
  • Specialized
15 6.3

Remove a substance or part from material like soil

removes only soluble parts using flowing liquid through the material
to wash out
vsto leach
8 4.3

Carry away soil or roads by strong flowing water

removes soluble substances by gentle passage of liquid through material
to draw
vsto leach
7 8.2

Pass a liquid through a sieve to remove solids

removes soluble parts by liquid passing through the material

Phrasal Verbs

to leach into
2 7.5

To slowly move into soil, water, or a person's mind when a liquid carries something there

to leach energy
  • UK
7.4

To slowly take away energy and interest from people

How Much

to wash out
8 4.3
to strip away
27 4.0
to leach
  • Specialized
12 6.6
to seep into
25 3.0
to percolate
  • Specialized
3 6.4

Surface Forms

leach infinitive
leached past
leached past participle
leaching present participle
leaches third person singular

Etymology

Leach comes from an old English word that meant 'to wash' or 'let water pass through'. So to leach something is to let water wash out its soluble parts, like when rain washes chemicals from soil.