leach
Example Sentences
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They are encased and unlikely to leach into the soil.
From Salon • Apr. 27, 2026
They need acid to leach metal from copper-oxide ore.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
However they said that their modelling study still does not take into account an array of other ways plastic could harm health, such as microplastics or chemicals that can leach out of food packaging.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
They found the most heavily contaminated nurdles were those burnt in the fire, which leach metals toxic to aquatic life, like arsenic, lead, cadmium, copper, cobalt and nickel.
From BBC • Jul. 27, 2025
The black orb on top seemed to leach the color right out of the air.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
Vocabulary lists containing leach
Physical Geography - Middle School
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Physical Geography - High School
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Africa - Introductory
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