1. having undergone eluviation; leached of soluble minerals or organic matter by the action of water percolating through soil
Usage: geology, soil science

Examples

• The eluviated soil layer showed a lighter color due to the removal of iron oxides.
• Rainwater created an eluviated horizon in the upper part of the soil profile.
• The eluviated zone contained fewer minerals than the layers below it.
• Geologists identified the eluviated material by its depleted nutrient content.
• The eluviated topsoil had lost most of its clay and organic compounds.