uitloog

English translation: leach residue

08:33 Aug 11, 2011
Dutch to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geology
Dutch term or phrase: uitloog
I have a table with results of soil analysis using 'peilbuizen'. At the bottom of the table, there is a box with 'pH op uitloog'.
stephkg (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:14
English translation:leach residue
Explanation:
It seems to me that the term is derived from the verb uitlogen, which in Van Dale is translated as leach out/away, i.e. the residue of that what has been leached out.

Alternative: leached out residue
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Local time: 10:14
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leach residue


Explanation:
It seems to me that the term is derived from the verb uitlogen, which in Van Dale is translated as leach out/away, i.e. the residue of that what has been leached out.

Alternative: leached out residue

Ide Verhelst (X)
Belgium
Local time: 10:14
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