washoff

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noun

The process of material being washed off a surface, for example by rainfall.

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Meanings

nounwashoff (countable and uncountable, plural washoffs)

plural washoffs · alternative wash-off

  1. countableuncountableThe process of material being washed off a surface, for example by rainfall.

    After application, herbicides persist in the soil until they are degraded to less harmful compounds or are removed from the soil by washoff or leaching.

    1976, Anthony S. Donigian (Jr.), Norman H. Crawford, Modeling Pesticides and Nutrients on Agricultural Lands (page 41)
  2. countableuncountableMaterial transferred by this process.

Origin

Deverbal from wash off.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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