leachaten.
/ˈliːtʃeɪt/ (A quantity of) liquid that has percolated through a solid and leached out some of the constituents.
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1952 Sci. Agric. XXXII. 606 The pH of leachates from decomposing leaves rises as decomposition progresses.
1971 Nature 17 Sept. 211/1 The material was then filtered, washed several times and the leachates were combined. Both the residual material and the leachate were analysed for lead.
1972 J. G. Cruickshank Soil Geogr. ii. 46 Maximum mobilisation of leachable substances is related to both the volume and composition of the organic leachate.
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