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illuviation
[ ih-loo-vee-ey-shuhn ]
noun
- the accumulation in one layer of soil of materials that have been leached out of another layer.
illuviation
/ 瑟藢濒耻藧惫瑟藞别瑟蕛蓹苍 /
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
illuviation
- The deposition of colloids, soluble salts, and suspended mineral particles in a lower soil horizon through the process of eluviation (downward movement) from an upper soil horizon.
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Derived Forms
- 颈濒藞濒耻惫颈补濒, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of illuviation1
First recorded in 1925鈥30; illuvi(al) + -ation
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of illuviation1
C20: from Latin 颈濒濒耻惫颈脓蝉 dirt, mud, from il- + -濒耻惫颈脓蝉, from lavere to wash
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