LEACHINGS Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word leachings. (close relations)
Definition of LEACHINGS
leach
Best Alternative Words for LEACHINGS
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drainage | nounn | |||||||
noun • emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it | ||||||||
excretion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the bodily process of discharging waste matter • waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body | ||||||||
exudation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a substance that oozes out from plant pores • the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes | ||||||||
filtration | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium • the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter | ||||||||
oozing | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • the process of seeping adjective satellite • leaking out slowly | ||||||||
percolation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the slow passage of a liquid through a filtering medium • the act of making coffee in a percolator • the filtration of a liquid for extraction or purification | ||||||||
secretion | nounn | |||||||
noun • the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance • a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell | ||||||||
seepage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the process of seeping | ||||||||
transudation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a substance that transudes • the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes | ||||||||
leach | verbv | |||||||
noun • the process of leaching verb • cause (a liquid) to leach or percolate • permeate or penetrate gradually • remove substances from by a percolating liquid |