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English to English noun
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the process of leaching |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
See 3d Leech. | | source: webster1913
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A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. | | source: webster1913
| 4 |
See Leech, a physician. | | source: webster1913 verb
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cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate | | source: wordnet30
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permeate or penetrate gradually | | Example: the fertilizer leached into the ground
source: wordnet30
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remove substances from by a percolating liquid | | Example: leach the soil
source: wordnet30
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To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee. | | source: webster1913
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To part with soluble constituents by percolation. | | source: webster1913
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