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efflux.

The process of flowing out.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɛflʌks/
  1. The process of flowing out.

    countable · uncountable
    We all age through the efflux of time.
    The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful.
  2. Something which has flowed out.

    countable · uncountable
    the efflux of a boil
Where this word comes from

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.

verb/ˈɛflʌks/
  1. To run out; to flow forth.

    intransitive
  2. To pass away.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.

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