leach

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for leach

leach 🔊 /liˈʧ/

leach : ක්ෂරණය වීම

leach : කූඩැල්ලා

leach : ක්ෂීරණය

leach : ක්ෂය වෙනවා

leach definition

Noun.

  1. See 3d Leech.
  2. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali.
  3. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.
  4. See Leech, a physician.

Transitive verb.

  1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee.
  2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes.

Intransitive verb. To part with soluble constituents by percolation.