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单词 illuviation
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Definition of illuviation in English:

illuviation

noun ɪˌl(j)uːvɪˈeɪʃ(ə)niˌlo͞ovēˈāSHən
mass nounSoil Science
  • The introduction of salts or colloids into one soil horizon from another by percolating water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clay illuviation is the process that has been most exhaustively considered in micromorphological studies.
    • The study also indicates that the illuviation of clay particles and their subsequent accumulation in the Bt horizons have occurred in sodic environment.

Derivatives

  • illuvial

  • adjective
    Soil Science
    • It may possess an ‘illuvial’ concentration of silicate clay, iron, aluminium, or humus, alone or in combinations.
  • illuviated

  • adjective
    Soil Science
    • Illuviated clay is frequently found in carbonate-rich soils of arid regions.

Origin

Early 20th century: from il- 'in' + -luvial (on the pattern of alluvial) + -ation.

 
 

Definition of illuviation in US English:

illuviation

nouniˌlo͞ovēˈāSHən
Soil Science
  • The introduction of salts or colloids into one soil horizon from another by percolating water.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Clay illuviation is the process that has been most exhaustively considered in micromorphological studies.
    • The study also indicates that the illuviation of clay particles and their subsequent accumulation in the Bt horizons have occurred in sodic environment.

Origin

Early 20th century: from il- ‘in’ + -luvial (on the pattern of alluvial) + -ation.

 
 
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