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Leaching

The removal of soluble materials from one zone in soil to another via water movement in the profile.

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leaching
Weather; Meteorology

1. The removal of materials in solution from soil, rock, or waste. 2. Separation or dissolving out of soluble constituents from a porous medium by percolation of water.

leaching
Building materials; Tiles

Leaching is a condition where liquids ooze out of the joint between ceramic tile veneer, regardless of the veneer is grouted or not, and runs down over the tile.

leaching
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A natural process by which chemicals and minerals are transported downwards through a soil-profile.

leaching
Biology; Marine biology

The loss of soluble material from decaying organisms.

leach
Science; General science

To cause certain materials to pass out of a substance when a liquid passes through it.

leaching
Environment; Environmental conservation

Extraction or flushing out of dissolved or suspended materials from the soil, solid waste, or another medium by water or other liquids as they percolate down through the medium to ...

swamp
Earth science; Soil science

Swamp is an area which is flooded or drenched with water and related to plunge or cause to sink.

semiarid
Earth science; Soil science

Fairly dry because of low rainfall. Semiarid regions, such as a prairie, usually have enough water for grasses and some bushes to grow.

talus
Earth science; Soil science

A sloping pile of small pieces of rock that is at the base of a cliff is called talus.

silt
Earth science; Soil science

Small grains or particles of broken down rock. Silt particles are smaller than grains of sand but larger than the particles in clay.

talc
Earth science; Soil science

A very soft, white or green mineral found in igneous and metamorphic rocks is called talc.

stone
Earth science; Soil science

A general term for rock, especially as used in construction. A hard clump of minerals that forms in a part of body.

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