Illuviation Definition
ĭ-lo͝ovē-āshən
noun
The accumulation in an underlying soil layer of materials, as colloids or soluble salts, that have been leached out of an upper layer.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Illuviation
Noun
Singular:
illuviation
Plural:
illuviationsOrigin of Illuviation
illuvial resulting from illuviation (in–) (-luvial relating to the action of flowing water) (as in alluvial) –ation
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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