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/i looh"vee ayt'/, v.i., eluviated, eluviating.to undergo eluviation.[1925-30; ELUVI(UM) + -ATE1]
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eluviate — [ē lo͞o′vē āt΄, ilo͞o′vē āt΄] vi. eluviated, eluviating to be subjected to eluviation … English World dictionary
eluviate — elu·vi·ate … English syllables
eluviate — ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷vēˌāt intransitive verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: New Latin eluvium + English ate : to undergo eluviation … Useful english dictionary
eluviation — /i looh vee ay sheuhn/, n. the movement through the soil of materials brought into suspension or dissolved by the action of water. [1925 30; ELUVIATE + ION] * * * Removal of dissolved or suspended material from a layer or layers of the soil by… … Universalium
eluviation — noun a) The sideways or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil caused by rainfall b) Creation of geological deposits (eluvial deposits) by in situ weathering or weathering plus gravitational movement or accumu … Wiktionary
