EXUDATE

exudate, exudation

(noun) a substance that oozes out from plant pores

exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze

(verb) release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; “exude sweat through the pores”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

exudate (plural exudates)

A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.

Verb

exudate (third-person singular simple present exudates, present participle exudating, simple past and past participle exudated)

(obsolete) To exude.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*u"date, v. t. & i. Etym: [See Exude.]

Definition: To exude. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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