confluents
plural of confluent
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Source: Wiktionary
Con"flu*ent, a. [L. confluens, -entis, p. pr. of confluere, -fluxum; con- + fluere to flow. See Fluent.]
1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another.
These confluent steams make some great river's head. Blackmore.
2. (Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction.
3. (Med.) (a) Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules. (b) Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox. Dunglison.
Con"flu*ent, n.
1. A small steam which flows into a large one.
2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.] Holland.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 June 2024
(noun) a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution; “he used a solution of peroxide and water”
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