leaching
present participle ofleach
单词 | leaching |
释义 | leaching present participle ofleach leach verb[T] environmentspecializeduk/liːtʃ/us/liːtʃ/[IorT] When achemicalsubstanceleaches or is leached from amaterial,especiallysoil, it isremovedby theactionofwaterpassingthrough thematerial: Thecalcium,potassium, andmagnesiumionsare leached orwashedout of thetopsoilintolowerinaccessiblesubsoil. [T] Whensoil, etc. has been leached, it has hadchemicalsubstancesremovedfrom it: Thesoilhas been soheavilyleached throughintensivefarmingthat it is nolongerfertile. Removing and getting rid of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Physical & chemical processes Removing and extracting Examplesofleachingleaching In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The lowest maize yield harvested in 1996/97 under sole maize was attributed toleachingand water logging due to excessive rainfall and lodging. From theCambridge English Corpus In both experiments, cumulative mean cation losses between treatments across all leachings were compared graphically. From theCambridge English Corpus In order to verify the relevance of these hypotheses, measurements of theleachingrates over short (days) and long (weeks) periods should be carried out. From theCambridge English Corpus Radiolarians were extracted in the laboratory by hydrofluoric acidleaching. From theCambridge English Corpus Data were summarized as mean cumulative cation losses fromleachingcolumns of each treatment after eachleachingevent. From theCambridge English Corpus The use of saline drainage water for irrigation creates soil salinity due to the accumulation of soluble salts in the absence of adequateleaching. From theCambridge English Corpus In fields with low erosion rates, there is little increase inleaching. From theCambridge English Corpus This was attributed toleachinglosses on sandy soils with high rainfall. From theCambridge English Corpus The relevance of these results to actualleachinglosses in the field is not known. From theCambridge English Corpus N losses are henceforth considered to be equivalent to actualleachingand may also be termed 'emissions'. From theCambridge English Corpus Leachingaccumulation and release of nitrogen in decomposing forest litter. From theCambridge English Corpus In either case the toxic or radioactive waste is trapped in the solid, preventing it fromleachinginto the local water table. From theCambridge English Corpus These species would be able to survive high salinity and germinate when the salinity of the sediments decreases through dilution orleachingof salts. From theCambridge English Corpus In the growth experiment, ligand production would be indicated by enhanced metalleachingin the biotic component as compared to the abiotic control. From theCambridge English Corpus The comparison of nitrogen use andleachingin sole cropped versus intercropped pea and barley. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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