Definition of leach

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Leach (v. i.) To part with soluble constituents by percolation.

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Lixiviation :: Lixiviation (n.) Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance form one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching..
Bleacheries :: Bleacheries (pl. ) of Bleacher.
Buck :: Buck (n.) Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed..
Leach :: Leach (n.) A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali..
Barilla :: Barilla (n.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes..
Dealbation :: Dealbation (n.) Act of bleaching; a whitening.
Leach :: Leach (n.) See 3d Leech.
Leach :: Leach (v. t.) To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes..
Decolor :: Decolor (v. t.) To deprive of color; to bleach.
Bleach :: Bleach (v. i.) To grow white or lose color; to whiten.
Leech :: Leech (v. t.) See Leach, v. t..
Grass :: Grass (v. t.) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc..
Ecru :: Ecru (a.) Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like..
Sulphurize :: Sulphuring (n.) Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in bleaching; the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of sulphur..
Pleach :: Pleach (v. t.) To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock..
Taw :: Taw (v. t.) To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats, and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching them..
Letch :: Letch (v. & n.) See Leach.
Bleachery :: Bleachery (n.) A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.
Cat-salt :: Cat-salt (n.) A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine..
Whitster :: Whitster (n.) A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester.
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