What does efflux mean?
Efflux means The process of flowing out..
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/ˈɛflʌks/ · noun
The process of flowing out..
We all age through the efflux of time.
The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful.
1988, Elizabeth Sagey, Degree of closure in complex segments, Norval Smith, Harry van der Hulst (editors), Features, Segmental Structure and Harmony Processes, Part 1, Linguistic Models 12a, page 176, The remaining effluxes are pronounced without audible velar release.
It is there that the devout affections, undisturbed by other faculties, are incessantly in efflux.
By facilitating efflux of drugs from the intracellular domain, these proteins reduce cytotoxicity and thus confer drug resistance.
the efflux of a boil
Prime cheerer, light! […] Efflux divine.
Thus between the earth and the sky there is a perpetual exchange of effluxes following a double way, ascending and descending. From the earth and sea arise effluxes, some dry, others moist.
Use efflux when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Efflux means The process of flowing out..
Common synonyms include outflow, effluxion, effluence.
Possible antonyms include influx, inflow.
We all age through the efflux of time.
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