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il·lu·vi·a·tion

 (ĭ-lo͞o′vē-ā′shən)
n.
The deposition in an underlying soil layer of colloids, soluble salts, and mineral particles leached out of an overlying soil layer.
[illuvial, resulting from illuviation (in- + -luvial, relating to the action of flowing water, as in alluvial) + -ation.]
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illuviation

(ɪˌluːvɪˈeɪʃən)
n
(Geological Science) 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
[C20: from Latin illuviēs dirt, mud, from il- + -luviēs, from lavere to wash]
ilˈluvial adj
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il•lu•vi•a•tion

(ɪˌlu viˈeɪ ʃən)

n.
the accumulation in one layer of soil of materials that have been leached out of another layer.
[1925]
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