leaches
Seeps through soil
Leaches is the verb form of leach, meaning to drain away or dissolve out by percolation.
Water leaches minerals from soil; chemicals leach into groundwater.
Figuratively, something can leach away gradually: The scandal leached credibility from the administration.
Not to be confused with leeches, the blood-sucking worms.
Vital dietary substances
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- runoffExcess water drainage
- groundwaterWater in underground rock
contamination · fertilizer · nitrates · pesticides · erosion · topsoil · aquifer · seepage
Extracting earth's resources
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- metalsLustrous conductive elements
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
seepage · contamination · runoff · cyanide · acid · copper · gold · uranium
Filter through gradually
- seepFlow slowly through
- permeateSpread through entirely
- trickleThin, slow stream
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
osmosis · membrane · passage · penetrate · dissolve · transfer · migration · soluble
Channel for wastewater
siphon · consume · erode · weaken · devitalize · impoverish · deprive · wither
Therapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- woundCoiled, or an injury
- therapyCurative mental treatment
reattachment · microsurgery · venous · congestion · saliva · suction · attachment · detachment
nutrients
Vital dietary substances
- mineralsInorganic natural solids
- percolationLiquid passing through pores
- runoffExcess water drainage
groundwater · contamination · fertilizer · nitrates · pesticides · erosion · topsoil · aquifer · seepage · drainage
mining
Extracting earth's resources
chemicals · seepage · contamination · runoff · cyanide · acid · copper · gold · uranium · processing
percolate
Filter through gradually
diffuse · osmosis · membrane · passage · penetrate · dissolve · transfer · migration · soluble · solution
drain
Channel for wastewater
diminish · siphon · consume · erode · weaken · devitalize · impoverish · deprive · wither · dwindle
bloodletting
Therapeutic withdrawal of fluid
- anticoagulantSubstance preventing blood clots
- phlebotomyExtracting blood medically
- woundCoiled, or an injury
therapy · reattachment · microsurgery · venous · congestion · saliva · suction · attachment · detachment · therapeutic
leachesretains
Continues to possess
absorbs · holds · accumulates · traps · collects
leachesconcentrates
Directs sustained attention
pools · collects · accumulates · consolidates · gathers
leachesenriches
Adds quality or worth
replenishes · infuses · fortifies · supplements · nourishes
- leach fieldSubsurface wastewater dispersal system
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