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TRANSUDATION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

Synonyms:

exudation; transudation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

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

ooze; oozing; seepage (the process of seeping)

Derivation:

transude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A substance that transudes

Synonyms:

transudate; transudation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

discharge; emission (a substance that is emitted or released)

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