Meaning Of The Word Eluviation

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Eluviation Meaning

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What's The Definition Of Eluviation?

eluviation in American English
the movement of various dissolved or suspended chemicals, minerals, etc. downward through the soil due to the movement of ground water
noun: the movement through the soil of materials brought into suspension or dissolved by the action of water

eluviation in British English
noun: the process by which material suspended in water is removed from one layer of soil to another by the action of rainfall or chemical decomposition

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