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eluviations

eluviations is the plural of eluviation.

Meaning of eluviation

Noun

eluviation (countable and uncountable, plural eluviations)

  1. (countable, soil science) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall
  2. (uncountable) Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.

Questions about eluviations

What is eluviations the plural of?
Eluviations is the plural of eluviation.

Words near eluviations in the dictionary

  1. eluviate
  2. eluviated
  3. eluviates
  4. eluviating
  5. eluviation
  6. eluviations
  7. eluvium
  8. eluviums
  9. eluxated
  10. eluxation
  11. ELV

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