Leach — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the process of leaching

cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈiːtʃ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈiːtʃ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈiːtʃ/

1 syllable Say it as /lˈiːtʃ/.

Examples

the fertilizer leached into the ground
leach the soil

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

percolate leaching strip

Parts of Speech

noun	the process of leaching
verb	cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
verb	permeate or penetrate gradually “the fertilizer leached into the ground”
verb	remove substances from by a percolating liquid “leach the soil”

Word Forms

leach	verb	remove substances from by a percolating liquid
leach	noun	the process of leaching
percolate	noun	the product of percolation
percolation	noun	the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

auslaugen

der Prozess der Auslaugung

🇫🇷French

lixivier

le processus de lessivage

🇪🇸Spanish

filtrar

el proceso de lixiviación

🇮🇹Italian

lisciviare

il processo di lisciviazione

🇳🇱Dutch

uitlogen

het proces van uitloging

🇵🇹Portuguese

lixiviar

o processo de lixiviação

🇷🇺Russian

выщелачивать

процесс выщелачивания

India

🇮🇳Hindi

नमकीन पानी

निक्षालन की प्रक्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

লিচ

লিচিং প্রক্রিয়া

🇮🇳Tamil

கசிவு

கசிவு செயல்முறை

🇮🇳Telugu

లీచ్

లీచింగ్ ప్రక్రియ

🇮🇳Marathi

लीच

लीचिंग प्रक्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

લીચ

લીચ કરવાની પ્રક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೋರಿಕೆ

ಸೋರಿಕೆ ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലീച്ച്

ചോർച്ച പ്രക്രിയ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲੀਚ

ਲੀਚਿੰਗ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

لیچ

لیچنگ کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

浸出

浸出过程

🇯🇵Japanese

浸出する

浸出のプロセス

🇰🇷Korean

거르기

침출 과정

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nước rỉ ra

quá trình rửa trôi

🇹🇭Thai

โกรก

กระบวนการชะล้าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

meluluhkan

proses pencucian

🇲🇾Malay

larut lesap

proses larut lesap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غسيل

عملية الترشيح

🇮🇷Persian

شسته شدن

فرآیند لیچینگ

🇹🇷Turkish

süzmek

süzme işlemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְסַנֵן

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