Leaching

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  1. To remove soluble or other constituents from by the action of a percolating liquid: heavy rains that leached the soil of minerals.
  2. To remove from a substance by the action of a percolating liquid: acids in groundwater that leach calcium out of the bedrock.

Source: The Free Dictionary.

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