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gelifluxion

gelifluxion is the alternative form of gelifluction.

Meaning of gelifluction

Noun

gelifluction (countable and uncountable, plural gelifluctions)

  1. The seasonal freeze-thaw action upon waterlogging topsoils which induces downslope movement.
    • Gelifluction is prominent in periglacial regions where snow falls during six to eight months of the year.

Questions about gelifluxion

What is gelifluxion the alternative form of?
Gelifluxion is the alternative form of gelifluction.

Words near gelifluxion in the dictionary

  1. gelified
  2. gelifies
  3. gelifluction
  4. gelifluctional
  5. gelifluctions
  6. gelifluxion
  7. gelifracted
  8. gelifraction
  9. gelify
  10. gelifying
  11. gelignite

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