Leaching [verb]
Definition of Leaching:
drain, empty
Synonyms of Leaching:
Opposite/Antonyms of Leaching:
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Sentence/Example of Leaching:
On the other hand, the texture is sufficiently heavy to prevent undue leaching and drought.
We may place undue emphasis upon this factor, as other causes are at work, but leaching is a leading source of loss.
Another valid argument against extreme fineness of the stone used in liberal applications is the danger of loss by leaching.
The leaching may carry radionuclides elsewhere, however, possibly causing mild contamination of the water table.
Organic manures must be protected against the escape of their ammonia and the leaching out of their soluble parts.
We noticed that water poured on the sand ran through it very quickly and was apt to be lost by leaching or percolation.
When possible a cover crop should be put on fall plowed land where there is likely to be loss of plant food by leaching.
When the manure is left in a large pile it suffers losses due to fermentation and leaching.
Because by wasting organic matter it increases the leaching of the lighter soils and the surface washing of the heavier soils.
At the terminus of each trench is a leaching pool, built by digging a hole about three feet across and five feet deep.