Definition of leach

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Leach (v. t.) To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out alkali from ashes..

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Impleach :: Impleach (v. t.) To pleach; to interweave.
Pleaching :: Pleaching (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pleac.
Leech :: Leech (v. t.) See Leach, v. t..
Pleached :: Pleached (imp. & p. p.) of Pleac.
Buck :: Buck (n.) Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of bleaching, or in which clothes are washed..
Ecru :: Ecru (a.) Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like..
Carrigeen :: Carrigeen (n.) A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed (Chondrus crispus), which, when bleached, is the Irish moss of commerce..
Calico :: Calico (n.) Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc..
Decolor :: Decolor (v. t.) To deprive of color; to bleach.
Keeve :: Keeve (n.) A bleaching vat; a kier.
Grass :: Grass (v. t.) To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc..
Bucking :: Bucking (n.) The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the liquid used..
Pleach :: Pleach (v. t.) To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to interlock..
Barilla :: Barilla (n.) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc., and for bleaching purposes..
Chlorometry :: Chlorometry (n.) The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination of chlorine.
Lixiviation :: Lixiviation (n.) Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance form one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as water; leaching..
Cat-salt :: Cat-salt (n.) A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern or leach brine..
Leached :: Leached (imp. & p. p.) of Leac.
Holland :: Holland (n.) A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown or unbleached hollands..
Lye :: Lye (n.) A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts, obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making soap, etc..
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