Hypertext Webster Gateway: "leaching"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Leach \Leach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leached}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Leaching}.] [Written also leech and letch.]
1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to
the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to
leach ashes or coffee.
2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out
alkali from ashes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
leaching
n : the process of leaching [syn: {leach}]
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