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Definition of: eluvium
(i·l
′vē·əm) noun Geol.
A deposit of soil and dust particles remaining where they were formed by the decomposition of rock masses. [<NL <L eluvies <eluere. See ELUTE.]
—e·lu′vi·al adjective
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