Complete Definition of "eluviation"

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

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