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exudation

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The act or process of exuding.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Something that is exuded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: transudation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seepage, ooze, oozing

4

noun

Meaning 4

a substance that oozes out from plant pores

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: exudate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: discharge, emission

Narrower terms: gum, latex

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English exude Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English exudation From exude + -ation.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Spanish: exudación — act of process
  • Dutch: exsudaat — something exuded
  • Greek: εξίδρωση (exídrosi) — something exuded
  • Māori: koware — something exuded
  • Māori: tatahe — something exuded
  • Spanish: exudado — something exuded