Synonyms for leaching
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : leech |
| Phonetic Transcription : litʃ |
Définition of leaching
Origin :- Old English leccan "to moisten, water, wet, irrigate," (see leak). The word disappears, then re-emerges late 18c. in a technological sense in reference to percolating liquids. Related: Leached; leaching.
- verb drain, empty
- One cause that appears obvious and easy of acceptance is leaching.
- Extract from : « Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement » by Alva Agee
- Water undermines by washing away the softer parts and by leaching.
- Extract from : « The Rocky Mountain Wonderland » by Enos A. Mills
- This leaching process concentrates these minerals as ore that can be mined.
- Extract from : « Deserts » by A. S. Walker
- A good illustration of leaching is found in the manufacture of potash.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Agriculture » by George E. Waring
- It in part prevents the leaching out of the soluble parts of the ash.
- Extract from : « The Elements of Agriculture » by George E. Waring
- This may be residues from roasting and leaching pyrites for vitriol, etc.
- Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
- There is no waste from leaching, as when the manure lies exposed to the weather.
- Extract from : « Economy of the Round Dairy Barn » by Wilber John Fraser
- It has two Parts: one on the acquisition of knowledge; the other on Communication or leaching.
- Extract from : « Practical Essays » by Alexander Bain
- Water may be lost from the soil by leaching through the lower soil.
- Extract from : « The First Book of Farming » by Charles L. Goodrich
- The disadvantage of such soils is that they lose their fertility by leaching.
- Extract from : « The Dollar Hen » by Milo M. Hastings
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