eluviation

Noun

Meaning

(soil science, countable) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall

(geology, uncountable) Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumulation.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

leaching

Examples

The master horizon, E, is used for subsurface horizons that have a significant loss of minerals (eluviation). Source: Internet

They have subsurface horizon formation but show little eluviation and illuviation. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

eluvial layer eluviate eluviated layer eluvium eluxate eluxated