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   Leach

   /lēCH/

   

   verb

   • 1. (with reference to a soluble chemical or mineral) drain away from soil, ash, or similar material by the action of percolating liquid, especially rainwater: "the nutrient is quickly leached away"
   • ▪ subject (soil, ash, etc.) to a leaching process: "ash is readily leached"

   Word Origin Old Englishleccan ‘to water’, of West Germanic origin. The current sense dates from the mid 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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