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eluvium definition

elu·vium (ē lo̵̅o̅′vē əm, i-)

noun

an accumulation of dust and soil particles caused by the weathering and disintegration of rocks in place, or deposited by the wind

Etymology: ModL < L eluere (see elutriate), after L alluvium: see alluvium

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