leach
pronunciation
How to pronounce leach in British English:
UK [li:tʃ]
How to pronounce leach in American English:
US [litʃ]
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- Noun:
- the process of leaching
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- Verb:
- cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
- permeate or penetrate gradually
- remove substances from by a percolating liquid
Word Origin
- leach (v.)
- Old English leccan "to moisten, water, wet, irrigate," (see leak (v.)). The word disappears, then re-emerges late 18c. in a technological sense in reference to percolating liquids. Related: Leached; leaching.
Example
- 1. She 's in ms leach 's form next year .
- 2. Standard practice is to separate the plastic by boiling circuit boards on stoves , and then leach the metals with acid .
- 3. Spreading wastewater over fields , and allowing it to leach back through the soil into local waterways , turns out to be a reasonable way to purify it .
- 4. Coal ash contains toxic heavy metals , including arsenic , cadmium , mercury and lead , which leach into water systems and get blown into the air during windy days
- 5. Sleepless nights and fights over whose turn it is to change diapers can leach the fun out of a relationship .