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INFLUX

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of flowing in

Synonyms:

inflow; influx

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("influx" is a kind of...):

flow (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "influx"):

inpour; inpouring; inrush (an inflow)

Antonym:

efflux (the process of flowing out)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb influx

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 Context examples: 

Mars will be in your work-a-day sector, so your influx of cash may emanate from your regular job or an extra weekend job.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

This allele, which encodes calcium release-activated calcium channel protein 1, is involved in the modulation of both T-cell pathogen response and calcium influx.

(ORAI1 wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Nimodipine inhibits the transmembrane influx of calcium ions in response to depolarization in smooth muscle cells, thereby inhibiting vascular smooth muscle contraction and inducing vasodilatation.

(Nimodipine, NCI Thesaurus)

Ethotoin influences synaptic transmission by altering sodium and calcium ion influx across neuronal membranes in the repolarization, depolarization, and membrane stability phase and interferes with the calcium uptake in presynaptic terminals.

(Ethotoin, NCI Thesaurus)

This protein is involved in mediating nucleoside influx and efflux.

(Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Cromolyn probably interferes with the antigen-mediated calcium ion influx into mast cells.

(Cromolyn, NCI Thesaurus)

Pemirolast blocks the antigen-mediated calcium ion influx into mast cells.

(Pemirolast, NCI Thesaurus)

Pemirolast potassium exerts its action by blocking the antigen-mediated calcium ion influx into mast cells.

(Pemirolast Potassium, NCI Thesaurus)

Felodipine inhibits the influx of extracellular calcium ions into myocardial and vascular smooth muscle cells, causing dilatation of the main coronary and systemic arteries and decreasing myocardial contractility.

(Felodipine, NCI Thesaurus)

Nisoldipine inhibits the transmembrane influx of extracellular calcium ions into myocardial and vascular smooth muscle cells, causing dilatation of the main coronary and systemic arteries and decreasing myocardial contractility.

(Nisoldipine, NCI Thesaurus)