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How to pronounce leach in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms percolate
Type of dribble, trickle, filter


the fertilizer leached into the ground.
Type Words
Synonyms strip
Type of withdraw, remove, take, take away


leach the soil.
Type Words
Synonyms leaching
Type of action, natural action, activity, natural process
Type Words
Type of take away, withdraw, take, remove

Examples of leach

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Leach said little has been done to determine what a person in that job would do.
From the kentucky.com
Any fertilizer, even an organic one, can leach away or build up if over-applied.
From the orlandosentinel.com
However, the toxic chemical can leach from the resin and make its way into food.
From the smh.com.au
Leach vows he's not done with Texas Tech, and a nasty legal battle likely looms.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Abandoned mines in Romania leach waters contaminated by heavy metals into rivers.
From the kentucky.com
Leach was admitted to the University of Maryland Medical Center at just 29 weeks.
From the tennessean.com
Leach is also one of the few football coaches who never actually played the game.
From the kentucky.com
Leach said he wanted Harrell to use a hard count to try to draw Ole Miss offside.
From the dallasnews.com
Leach has also directed his obsession toward Geronimo, JFK and all things pirate.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • The process of leaching
  • Cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate
  • Permeate or penetrate gradually; "the fertilizer leached into the ground"
  • Remove substances from by a percolating liquid; "leach the soil"
  • In sailing the parts of a sail have common terminology for each corner and edge of the sail.
  • Leach or Leach Steamer was an American automobile company started in 1899.
  • William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 u2013 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
  • (Leaching (agriculture)) In agriculture, leaching refers to (1) the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients from the soil, due to rain and irrigation. ...
  • (Leaching (metallurgy)) Leaching is a widely used extractive metallurgy technique which converts metals into soluble salts in aqueous media. Compared to pyrometallurgical operations, leaching is easier to perform and much less harmful, because no gaseous pollution occurs. ...