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illuviation

English

Etymology

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Noun

illuviation (plural illuviations)

  1. (geology) The accumulation of suspended material and soluble compounds leached from an overlying stratum

Related terms

  • illuviate
  • illuvium

See also

  • alluviation
  • eluviation

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illuvial

English

Adjective

illuvial (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or formed by illuviation

French

Adjective

illuvial (feminine singular illuviale, masculine plural illuviaux, feminine plural illuviales)

  1. illuvial

Further reading

  • “illuvial” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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