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Leach :: Leach (v. t.) To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee..

Cat-salt :: Cat-salt (n.) A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine..

Leachy :: Leachy (a.) Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or sandy soils, and the like..

Pleaching :: Pleaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pleac.

Pleached :: Pleached (imp. & p. p.) of Pleac.

Chlorometer :: Chlorometer (n.) An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of chloride of lime.

Pleach :: Pleach (v. t.) To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock..

Whitester :: Whitester (n.) A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster.

Lixiviation :: Lixiviation (n.) Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance form one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching..

Leach :: Leach (n.) A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc..

Ceresin :: Ceresin (n.) A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and used as a substitute for beeswax..

Potash :: Potash (n.) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white crystalline (pearlash)..

Leach :: Leach (n.) See Leech, a physician..

Decolorant :: Decolorant (n.) A substance which removes color, or bleaches..

Letch :: Letch (v. & n.) See Leach.

Bleaching :: Bleaching (n.) The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains; esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents..

Leach :: Leach (n.) See 3d Leech.

Lye :: Lye (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc..

Bleach :: Bleach (v. i.) To grow white or lose color; to whiten.

Blanchimeter :: Blanchimeter (n.) An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride of lime and potash; a chlorometer.

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