leaching
/ˈlitʃɪŋ/
noun
- The process by which water or other liquid removes soluble substances from soil, rock, or other material.
- Environmental scientists study the leaching of chemicals from landfills into groundwater.
- Heavy rain caused the leaching of nutrients from the garden beds.
- The leaching of minerals from the soil can make it less fertile for farming.
- The gradual removal or draining away of something, such as money, resources, or energy.
- The long illness caused a leaching of her physical strength.
- There was a slow leaching of talent from the small town to the big city.
- The constant repairs led to a leaching of the family's savings.
verb
- Present participle of leach; to remove soluble substances from a material by the action of a liquid passing through it.
- The company is leaching chemicals from the ore to extract the metal.
- Water is slowly leaching through the rock, carrying minerals with it.
- The rain is leaching valuable nutrients out of the soil.
- Gradually draining or removing something, such as money, resources, or energy.
- High taxes are leaching money from the local economy.
- The stress of the job was leaching all her energy.
- Corruption is leaching the country's resources.