leachate

[ lee-cheyt ]

noun

1. a solution resulting from leaching, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating groundwater:

   Leachates in the town's water supply have been traced to a chemical-waste dump.

leachate

/ ˈliːtʃeɪt /

noun

1. water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip

Word History and Origins

Origin of leachate¹

First recorded in 1930–35; leach ¹ + -ate ²

Example Sentences

A dead body weighing 70 kg will release 13 kgs of cemetery leachate as it decays.

From Popular-Science

Around 60 percent of cemetery leachate is composed of water.

From Popular-Science