leachable: значение и определения

To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid: heavy rains that leached the soil of minerals.

To remove from a substance by the action of a percolating liquid: acids in groundwater that leach calcium out of the bedrock.

To empty; drain:"a world leached of pleasure, voided of meaning"(Marilynne Robinson).

The act or process of leaching.

A porous, perforated, or sievelike vessel that holds material to be leached.

The substance through which a liquid is leached.