verb
- removes or draws out gradually by the action of a percolating liquid
- loses soluble matter when liquid passes through
noun
- plural of leach; bloodsucking worms
Examples
- Rain leaches nutrients from the soil over time.
- The coffee filter leaches the bitter compounds from the grounds.
- Heavy irrigation leaches salt from agricultural fields.
- The contaminated soil leaches toxins into the groundwater.
- The old wood leaches tannins when exposed to moisture.
- Doctors once used leaches for medical treatments.
- The pond was full of leaches after the flood.