leaching

[ lē′chĭng ]

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The removal of soluble material from a substance, such as soil or rock, through the percolation of water. Organic matter is typically removed from a soil horizon and soluble metals or salts from a rock by leaching. Leaching differs from eluviation in that it affects soluble, not suspended, material and often results in the complete removal of the material from the soil or rock.

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The audience could almost smell the stale beer and cigarette smoke leaching from their skin.
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I submit that a regular program of interaction would go miles in leaching partisan poison from the well in Washington.
Grill Him Again!|Mark McKinnon|February 3, 2010|DAILY BEAST
On the other hand, the texture is sufficiently heavy to prevent undue leaching and drought.
History and Comprehensive Description of Loudoun County, Virginia|James W. Head
We may place undue emphasis upon this factor, as other causes are at work, but leaching is a leading source of loss.
Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement|Alva Agee

Another valid argument against extreme fineness of the stone used in liberal applications is the danger of loss by leaching.
Right Use of Lime in Soil Improvement|Alva Agee
The leaching may carry radionuclides elsewhere, however, possibly causing mild contamination of the water table.
Atoms, Nature, and Man|Neal O. Hines
Organic manures must be protected against the escape of their ammonia and the leaching out of their soluble parts.
The Elements of Agriculture|George E. Waring

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