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eluviation definition

☆ elu·via·tion (ē lo̵̅o̅′vē ā′s̸hən, i-)

noun

the movement of various dissolved or suspended chemicals, minerals, etc. downward through the soil due to the movement of ground water

Etymology: see eluvium & -ation

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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