'Leaching' definitions:
Definition of 'Leaching'
From: GCIDE
- 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]