A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.
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The act or process of leaching.
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The substance through which a liquid is leached.
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verb-intransitive
To be dissolved or passed out by a percolating liquid.
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verb-transitive
To empty; drain: "a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning” ( Marilynne Robinson).
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To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid.
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verb
To dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid .
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To subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components.
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To remove (nutritive or harmful elements) from soil by percolation.
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To draw out or remove as if by percolation .
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To pass out or through by percolation.
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