leachate
[
lee
-cheyt]
/ˈli tʃeɪt/
noun
1.
a solution resulting from
leaching
, as of soluble constituents from soil, landfill, etc., by downward percolating ground water:
Leachates in the town's water supply have been traced to a chemical-waste dump.
Origin
1930-35;
leach
1
+
-ate
2
Examples from the web for
leachate
The
leachate
is then pumped into a single double-lined storage lagoon for holding.
British Dictionary definitions for
leachate
leachate
/
ˈliːtʃeɪt
/
noun
1.
water that carries salts dissolved out of materials through which it has percolated, esp polluted water from a refuse tip
Word Origin and History for
leachate
n.
1920, from
leach
+
-ate
(1).