Medical Dictionary
leach
vt \ˈlēch\
Medical Definition of LEACH
1
: to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components
2
: to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid
intransitive verb
: to pass out or through by percolation
—leach·abil·i·ty \ˌlē-chə-ˈbil-ət-ē\ noun, plural leach·abil·i·ties
—leach·able \ˈlē-chə-bəl\ adjective
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