Leach

Leach

Leach may refer to:

* Leach, Oklahoma in the United States
* Leach Highway
* Leach orchid
* Leach, Cambodia
* a phenotype caused by a mutation in the gene encoding glycophorin C
* LEACH (Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy) is a routing protocol in wireless sensor networks

Leach, as a surname, may refer to:

* Al Leach
* Archie Leach, real name of actor Cary Grant
* Ben Leach, player in Liverpool-based pop group The Farm
* Bernard Leach (1887-1979), British potter
* Bobby Leach
* Britt Leach
* Dewitt C. Leach (1822-1909), U.S. Representative from Michigan
* David Leach
* Edmund Leach (1910-1989), British anthropologist
* Edward Pemberton Leach
* Francis Leach
* Garry Leach
* George Leach
* George E. Leach
* Henry Leach
* Howard H. Leach
* Jim Leach (born 1942), American politician - Iowa
* James Madison Leach (1815-1891), American politician - North Carolina
* James Hess Leach (born 1959), Rhode Island, (grandson of Harry Leach)
* James Leach (soldier), British soldier born July 27, 1892 and Victoria Cross holder
* Jason Leach
* Jesse Leach
* John Albert Leach (1870-1929), Australian author, educationalist and ornithologist
* John Leach (judge) (1760-1834), English judge and Privy Councillor
* John Leach (Naval Officer)
* Karoline Leach
* Kimberly Leach
* Martin Leach
** Martin Leach (executive), former president and COO of Ford Motor Company's European division
** Martin Leach (Australian murderer), Australian convicted murderer and rapist
* Mike Leach (American football)
* Mike Leach (American football coach)
* Neil Leach
* Nicole Leach
* Penelope Leach (1937- ), British child psychologist and parenting author
* Reggie Leach
* Rick Leach
* Robert M. Leach
* Robin Leach
* Rosemary Leach
* Sam Leach, a Liverpool promoter that presented early concerts by The Beatles
* Sheryl Leach, one of the creators of Barney & Friends
* Susan Daigle-Leach
* Terry Leach (1954- ), former Major League Baseball player
* Tommy Leach (1877-1969), Major League Baseball player
* Vonta Leach (1981- ), American football fullback for the Houston Texans
* William Elford Leach (1790-1836), English zoologist

ee also

* Leaching
* Leech (disambiguation)


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  • LEACH (E. R.) — LEACH EDMUND RONALD (1910 1989) Élève de Malinowski et de Radcliffe Brown, Edmund R. Leach, directeur de recherche à King’s College à Cambridge et membre du Center for Advanced Studies in Behavioral Sciences à Stanford, manifesta très tôt son… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Leach — Leach, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leached}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaching}.] [Written also leech and letch.] 1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to leach ashes or coffee. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leach — Leach, n. [Written also {letch}.] [Cf. As. le[ a]h lye, G. lauge. See {Lye}.] 1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali. [1913 Webster] 2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc. [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • leach — lēch vt 1) to subject to the action of percolating liquid (as water) in order to separate the soluble components 2) to dissolve out by the action of a percolating liquid vi to pass out or through by percolation leach·abil·i·ty .lē chə bil ət ē n …   Medical dictionary

  • Leach — Leach, OK U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 220 Housing Units (2000): 94 Land area (2000): 6.229575 sq. miles (16.134524 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.229575 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Leach, OK — U.S. Census Designated Place in Oklahoma Population (2000): 220 Housing Units (2000): 94 Land area (2000): 6.229575 sq. miles (16.134524 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 6.229575 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • leach|y — «LEE chee», adjective, leach|i|er, leach|i|est. that allows water to percolate through …   Useful english dictionary

  • Leach — Leach, n. (Naut.) See 3d {Leech}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Leach — Leach, v. i. To part with soluble constituents by percolation. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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