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exudate

noun

  1. fluid emitted through pores or a wound
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verb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛksjʊdət/ / /ˈɛɡzjʊdət/ / /ˈɛksjʊdeɪt/ / /ˈɛɡzjʊdeɪt/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English exude English -ate English exudate From exude + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

  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 . . .

    When this is done, one should leave the poppy for some time, then return to it and gather any further exudate.

verb

Etymology: Back-formation from exudation, on the basis of -ate (verb-forming suffix).

  1. To exude.

    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