Exudate
//ˈɛksjʊdət// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
"The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . ."
- 2 a substance that oozes out from plant pores wordnet
Verb
- 1 To exude. obsolete
"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"
- 2 release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities wordnet
Example
More examples"The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . ."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From exude + -ate (noun-forming suffix).
Etymology 2
Back-formation from exudation, on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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