- eluviated
- adjective see eluviation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
eluviated
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eluviation — noun Etymology: eluvial of eluviation (from e + luvial as in alluvial) + ation Date: 1899 the transportation of dissolved or suspended material within the soil by the movement of water when rainfall exceeds evaporation • eluvial adjective •… … New Collegiate Dictionary
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Leaching (pedology) — In pedology, leaching is the loss of mineral and organic solutes due to percolation. It is a mechanism of soil formation. It is distinct from the soil forming process of eluviation, which is the loss of mineral and organic colloids. Leached and… … Wikipedia
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leaching — Loss of soluble substances and colloids from the top layer of soil by percolating precipitation. The materials are carried downward and are generally redeposited in a lower layer. This transport results in a porous and open top layer and a dense … Universalium
podzolic soil — ▪ pedology podzolic also spelled Podsolic, also called Lessivé Soil, soil usually forming in a broadleaf forest and characterized by moderate leaching, which produces an accumulation of clay and, to some degree, iron that have been… … Universalium
Podzol — Podsol, Spodosol a stagnopodzol in upland Wales Used in: WRB, USDA soil taxonomy, others … Wikipedia
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lamella — a) [ soil ] A thin (< 7.5 cm thick), discontinuous or continuous, generally horizontal layer of fine material (especially clay and iron oxides) that has been pedogenically concentrated (illuviated) within a coarser (e.g., sandy),… … Glossary of landform and geologic terms
почвенный слой — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN soil layer Distinctive successive layers of soil produced by internal redistribution processes. Conventionally the layers have been divided into A, B and C horizons. The A… … Справочник технического переводчика
