[i-loo-vee-ey-shuh
n] 
| the movement through the soil of materials brought into suspension or dissolved by the action of water. |
| e·lu·vi·a·tion (ĭ-lōō'vē-ā'shən) n. The lateral or downward movement of dissolved or suspended material within soil when rainfall exceeds evaporation. [eluvi(um) + -ation.] |
eluviation (ĭ-l 'vē-ā'shən) Pronunciation Key
The lateral or downward movement of the suspended material in soil through the percolation of water. Eluviation differs from leaching in that it affects suspended, not dissolved, material and usually results only in the movement of the material from one soil horizon to another. |