eluviation

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noun

The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall

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Meanings

nouneluviation (countable and uncountable, plural eluviations)

plural eluviations

  1. countablesoil scienceThe sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall
  2. uncountablegeographyCreation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.
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APA

eluviation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eluviation

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“eluviation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eluviation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eluviation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eluviation.

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