illuviation
[ih-loo-vee-ey-shuh n]
- the accumulation in one layer of soil of materials that have been leached out of another layer.
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Origin of illuviation
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illuviation
- 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
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Word Origin
C20: from Latin illuviēs dirt, mud, from il- + -luviēs, from lavere to wash
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illuviation
[ĭ-lōō′vē-ā′shən]
- 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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