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leachate

noun
/ˈliːt͡ʃeɪt/

Etymology

From leach + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

  1. derived from *leǵ-✻ — “to leak”
  2. inherited from *lēkijō✻ — “a leak, drain, flow”
  3. inherited from *lǣċ✻
  4. inherited from leche — “leachate; sluggish stream”
  5. formed as leachate — “leach + -ate”

Definitions

  1. The liquid produced when water percolates through a permeable material.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA