SOLIFLUCTION Solifluction is the slow downhill movement of soil and rock material saturated with water, typically occurring in cold climates where the ground is frozen. Root meanings: - Solifluctions (plural): multiple instances of soil and rock material moving downhill due to saturation with water. - Solifluctioning (present participle): the act of soil and rock material moving downhill due to saturation with water. - Soliflucted (past tense): having undergone movement downhill due to saturation with
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Word: SOLIFLUCTION
Length: 12 letters
Dictionary: Valid in TWL and SOWPODS
Status: Official Scrabble word
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