Exudate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛksjʊdət/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Exudate is a noun meaning A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
Meaning
A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) To exude.
Example Sentences
The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . .
When this is done, one should leave the poppy for some time, then return to it and gather any further exudate.
There is, hereto, no derivation of the seminal parts, nor any passage from hence, unto the vessels of ejaculation: some perforations only in the part itself, through which the humour included doth exudate
Word Forms
- exudates
- exudating
- exudated
Synonyms for exudate
Depending on context, synonyms include exude, ooze, transude.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exude, transude, ooze, fibrinopurulent, discharge, exudivore.
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