fluid
noun
a substance, as a liquid or gas, that is capable of flowing and that changes its shape at a steady rate when acted upon by a force tending to change its shape.
fluids
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pluralof fluid.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Ebola, which is transmitted through contact with bodily fluids and can cause severe internal and external bleeding and organ failure, has killed more than 15,000 people in Africa over the last 50 years.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
In a follow-up study published in January 2025 in The European Physical Journal E, Trachenko and colleagues examined how fundamental physical constants influence more complicated biological fluids, particularly blood.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
The Ebola virus spreads through contact with infected bodily fluids such as blood or vomit.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Humans usually contract it from fleas that have fed on infected wild rodents, or sometimes by handling the tissue or body fluids of a diseased animal, according to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
This concept stated that good health resulted when body fluids, called humors, were in balance.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
