leachate

noun

leach·​ate ˈlē-ˌchāt How to pronounce leachate (audio)
: a solution or product obtained by leaching

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My vote would be for every Knicks fan to travel to Staten Island and bathe in the leachate (garbage juice) rivers of the old Fresh Kills landfill. Ravi Gupta, New York Daily News, 10 June 2026 Other Lithium Projects Idaho National Laboratory—to develop an electrochemical cobalt-nickel separation process for lithium-ion battery leachates by eliminating traditional solvent extraction. Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 Additionally, chemical leachates from the plastics could act as stressors, possibly altering microbial composition and metabolic activity. Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Oct. 2025 In March 2019, Clover Flat Land Fill spilled 40,000 gallons of leachate into nearby streams, which are tributaries of the Napa River, Haley said in a news release. Bay City News, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for leachate

Word History

First Known Use

1934, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of leachate was in 1934

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“Leachate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leachate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

Medical Definition

leachate

noun
leach·​ate ˈlē-ˌchāt How to pronounce leachate (audio)
: a solution or product obtained by leaching
toxic leachates from improperly managed landfills

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