adj
Meaning 1
Tending to flow over, or to spread through.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- perfusive particles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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perfusive
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adj
Meaning 2
Conducive to the flow or movement of fluids.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- perfusive media
- perfusive bed
- perfusive material
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Proto-Italic *peri- Latin per- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhew- Proto-Indo-European *ǵhewd- Proto-Indo-European *-né-? Proto-Indo-European *ǵhunédti ~ ǵhundénti Proto-Italic *hundō Latin fundō Latin perfundō Latin perfūsusder. English perfuse Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English perfusive From perfuse + -ive.