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单词 illuviation
释义

illuviation

[ ih-loo-vee-ey-shuhn ]
/ ɪˌlu viˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

the accumulation in one layer of soil of materials that have been leached out of another layer.

Origin of illuviation

First recorded in 1925–30; illuvi(al) + -ation

Words nearby illuviation

illustrative, illustrator, illustrious, illuvial, illuviate, illuviation, illuvium, ill will, ill wind that blows no one any good, it's an, ill-wisher, illy
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British Dictionary definitions for illuviation

illuviation
/ (ɪˌluːvɪˈeɪʃən) /

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

Derived forms of illuviation

illuvial, adjective

Word Origin for illuviation

C20: from Latin illuviēs dirt, mud, from il- + -luviēs, from lavere to wash
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for illuviation

illuviation
[ ĭ-lōō′vē-āshən ]

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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