verb
- past tense of leach; removed or extracted soluble substances from something by the action of a percolating liquid
Usage: often used in environmental or agricultural contexts
Examples
- The heavy rains leached nutrients from the soil.
- Chemicals had leached into the groundwater supply.
- The old mining site leached toxic metals into nearby streams.
- Over time, the fertilizer leached away from the garden beds.
- Salt water leached the minerals from the rock formation.
- The contaminated soil leached pollutants for decades.