eluviation

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Synonyms: exuviation, fluviation, elucidation, elevation, bloviation, eluctation, diluviation, elutration, alluviation, illuviation, elutriation

Antonyms: exuviation, fluviation, elucidation, elevation, bloviation, eluctation, diluviation, elutration, alluviation, illuviation, elutriation

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|soil science|countable}} The [[sideways]] or [[downward]] [[movement]] of [[dissolved]] or [[suspended]] [[material]] within [[soil]] caused by [[rainfall]]
2. {{lb|en|geology|uncountable}} Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by ''[[in situ]]'' [[weathering]] or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.

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