Definitions For Solifluction

Noun

SOLIFLUCTION (plural SOLIFLUCTIONs) (geology) Soil creep caused by waterlogged soil slowly moving downhill on top of an impermeable layer.

Related terms

gelifluction

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, solifluxion}}

Etymology

From Latin solum ("soil") + -i- + fluctiō, t=act of flowing.{{R:Merriam-Webster Online}}

See also

slud

Is Solifluction a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
17
Words with Friends
22

The word Solifluction is worth 17 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

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