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FLUID
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("fluid" is a kind of...):
matter (that which has mass and occupies space)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fluid"):
gas (a fluid in the gaseous state having neither independent shape nor volume and being able to expand indefinitely)
liquid (fluid matter having no fixed shape but a fixed volume)
Derivation:
fluid (characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("fluid" is a kind of...):
substance (the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "fluid"):
coolant (a fluid agent (gas or liquid) that produces cooling; especially one used to cool a system by transferring heat away from one part to another)
filtrate (the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter)
ichor ((Greek mythology) the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods)
liquid (a substance that is liquid at room temperature and pressure)
Derivation:
fluid (characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Subject to change; variable
Example:
everything was unstable following the coup
Synonyms:
fluid; unstable
Classified under:
Similar:
changeable; changeful (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change)
Derivation:
fluidness (a changeable quality)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Affording change (especially in social status)
Example:
upwardly mobile
Synonyms:
fluid; mobile
Classified under:
Similar:
changeable; changeful (such that alteration is possible; having a marked tendency to change)
Sense 3
Meaning:
In cash or easily convertible to cash
Example:
liquid (or fluid) assets
Synonyms:
fluid; liquid
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
disposable (free or available for use or disposition)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Smooth and unconstrained in movement
Example:
the liquid grace of a ballerina
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
graceful (characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
Synonyms:
fluid; runny
Classified under:
Adjectives
Similar:
liquid (existing as or having characteristics of a liquid; especially tending to flow)
Derivation:
fluid (continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas)
fluid (a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure)
fluidity; fluidness (the property of flowing easily)
Context examples:
Acetazolamide is a potent inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase that plays an important role in the control of fluid secretion.
(Acetazolamide Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)
Rapid swelling of the deep layers of the skin due to transient vascular leakage of serous fluid.
(Angioedema, NCI Thesaurus)
A procedure to isolate one or more anti-globulin antibodies from either serum derived from animals immunized with human serum globulins or from fluids harvested from stable immunoglobulin-secreting cell lines.
(Anti-Human Globulin Preparation, NCI Thesaurus)
The process of identifying a disease by studying molecules, such as proteins, DNA, and RNA, in a tissue or fluid.
(Molecular diagnosis, NCI Dictionary)
A laboratory procedure that involves the study of tissues, cells, and fluids using DNA/RNA analysis techniques for the identification of characteristics and abnormalities at the molecular level.
(Molecular Analysis, NCI Thesaurus)
Glands in the mucosa make mucus (a thick, slippery fluid).
(Mucosa, NCI Dictionary)
Glands in the mucous membrane make mucus (a thick, slippery fluid).
(Mucous membrane, NCI Dictionary)
M. gordonae is commonly found in tap water and soil, is commensal in human mucus membranes, urine and gastric fluid and is rarely pathogenic except in immunocompromised individuals.
(Mycobacterium gordonae, NCI Thesaurus)
A molar pregnancy contains many cysts (sacs of fluid).
(Molar pregnancy, NCI Dictionary)
A substance being studied in the treatment of bacterial infections from catheters (flexible tubes used to deliver fluids into or take fluids from the body).
(minocycline-EDTA, NCI Dictionary)
