- illuviated
- adjective see illuviation
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
illuviated
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illuviate — /i looh vee ayt /, v.i., illuviated, illuviating. 1. to undergo illuviation. 2. to produce illuviation. [ < L illuvi(es) mud (see ILLUVIAL) + ATE1] * * * … Universalium
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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
illuviate — [i lo͞o′vē āt΄] vi. illuviated, illuviating to be subjected to illuviation … English World dictionary
illuvial — (ˈ)i|lüvēəl, vyəl also (ˈ)il|yü adjective Etymology: in (II) + luvial (as in alluvial) : of, relating to, or marked by illuviation or illuviated materials or areas illuvial soil … Useful english dictionary
