Meaning Of The Word Eluviation

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Eluviation Meaning

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Eluviation Definition

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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