Leaching

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In general, leaching is the extraction of certain materials from a carrier into a liquid (usually, but not always a solvent). Specifically, it may refer to:

• Leaching (agriculture)
• Leaching (chemical science)
• Leaching (metallurgy)
  • Dump leaching
  • Heap leaching
  • Tank leaching
  • In-situ leaching
• Leaching (pedology)
• Bioleaching

• In cooking, leaching generally refers to Parboiling.

[edit] See also

• Leachate
• Leach
• Leech (disambiguation)

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