Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of leach
nounleaching (plural leachings)
plural leachings
- The process by which something is leached.
The leachings were performed in a controlled atmosphere chamber in four different steps […]
2012, Brian Morse, Cold Regions Engineering 2012 - 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
German Auslaugen, Auslaugung
- Auslaugenprocess by which something is leached
- Auslaugungprocess by which something is leached
- Auswaschenprocess by which something is leached
- Auswaschungprocess by which something is leached
- Ausmergelnprocess by which something is leached
- Ausmergelungprocess by which something is leached
- Laugenprocess by which something is leached
- Ablaugenprocess by which something is leached
Spanish lixiviación
- lixiviaciónprocess by which something is leached
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with leaching
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APA
leaching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaching
MLA
“leaching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaching. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leaching,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leaching.
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