illuviation

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noun

The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nounilluviation (plural illuviations)

plural illuviations

  1. geographyThe accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum
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APA

illuviation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illuviation

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“illuviation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illuviation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “illuviation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/illuviation.

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