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eluvium

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(i lo̅o̅′vē əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
e•lu•vi•um  (i lo̅o̅′vē əm),USA pronunciation n., pl. -vi•a (-vē ə).USA pronunciation [Geol.]
  1. Geologya deposit of soil, dust, etc., formed from the decomposition of rock and found in its place of origin.
  • 1880–85; formed on the model of alluvium from Latin ēluere (of water) to wash out (soil, etc.); see elute

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