Sentence examples for be leach from inspiring English sources
verb
To purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid.
- Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil.
Leiter then asked him, "You think it's true?" "It could be," Leach said.
Oxides are leached with a sulfuric acid or sodium carbonate solvent, while sulfates can be leached with water or sulfuric acid.
Effluence from the decomposed animal is thought to be leaching into the ocean.
In sandy soil — like mine — "that salt will be leached right past the roots".
Alternatively, they can be leached and cobalt precipitated with hydrogen, as with nickel sulfide concentrates.
Soils developed in warm tropical climates tend to be leached of all soluble material.
Although these soils can readily be leached and lose their fertility, they are the most productive agriculturally.
Mercury can be leached from ores and concentrates with a solution of sodium hydroxide and sodium sulfide.
These metal oxides can only be leached by acids.
In this case, 100% of the Mn should be leached.
Under such conditions, 75% of the Zn should be leached.
