leaching
Example Sentences
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The chemical is essential in the leaching process of copper, which involves extracting the metal from copper ore.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Despite recycling efforts, most plastic ends up in landfills where it can take centuries to decompose, leaching out chemicals during that time, Deeney said.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
That makes them significantly better at leaching copper from ore than conventional methods using acids, which often only capture up to half of the metal contained in the rock, she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025
"And the rusting metal in there is starting to leach. The iron and nickel and copper is leaching out over the rocks and it looks unsightly."
From BBC • May 27, 2025
It took a second for him to register the cold and the damp leaching into his sneakers.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
