Meaning Of The Word Illuviation

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What's The Definition Of Illuviation?

illuviation in American English
the accumulation in an underlying soil layer of materials, as colloids or soluble salts, that have been leached out of an upper layer
noun: the accumulation in one layer of soil of materials that have been leached out of another layer

illuviation in British English
noun: the process by which a material (illuvium), which includes colloids and mineral salts, is washed down from one layer of soil to a lower layer

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