body fluid
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of body fluid
First recorded in 1720–30
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Lactoferrin is an immune protein present in almost every body fluid except blood, including breast milk, tears, saliva, snot, and intestinal mucus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026
They had recently tested whether heat-treated coelomic fluid — the internal body fluid of a sea star — could still trigger the disease when injected into a healthy sea star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2025
When a battery comes in contact with a body fluid like saliva, it generates an electric current.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
This body fluid is called hemolymph, which is a sticky fluid similar to your blood that circulates throughout an ant's body.
From Salon ● Sep. 21, 2022
There was a slight spurt of body fluid as the chitinous armor was partly broken.
From Astounding Stories, May, 1931 by Various
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