leaching
noun
- extraction of some soluble substances from a solid materials into a liquid
- loss of soil nutrients in agriculture
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈliːt͡ʃɪŋ/
noun
- The process by which something is leached.
“The leachings were performed in a controlled atmosphere chamber in four different steps […]”
- Liquid that leaches.
“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.”
verb
- present participle and gerund of leach