leaching

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːtʃɪŋ

Verb

leaching

1. present participle and gerund of leach

Noun

leaching (plural leachings)

1. The process by which something is leached.
   • 2012, Brian Morse, Cold Regions Engineering 2012:

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

2. Liquid that leaches.
   • Popular Science

     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.

Translations

process by which something is leached

• Galician: lixivación (gl) f
• German: Auslaugen n, Auslaugung f, Auswaschen n, Auswaschung f, Ausmergeln n (agriculture), Ausmergelung f (agriculture), Laugen (de) n (metallurgy), Ablaugen n (metallurgy)
• Spanish: lixiviación f

liquid that leaches