leaching

2 definitions found

leaching - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Leach \Leach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Leached; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Leaching.] [Written also leech and letch.]
     1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to
        the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to
        leach ashes or coffee.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out
        alkali from ashes.
        [1913 Webster]

leaching - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  leaching
      n 1: the process of leaching [syn: leach, leaching]