
illuviation



illuviation noun. [ɪ,lu:vɪ'eɪʃ(ǝ)n, ɪ,lju:-]
illuviation noun.
[ɪ,lu:vɪ'eɪʃ(ǝ)n, ɪ,lju:-] E20.[formed as ILLUVIAL + -ATION.]Soil Science. The introduction of salts or colloids into one soil horizon from another by percolating water.
■ i'lluviated ppl adjective having received material by illuviation
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