diffluent

[dif-loo-uhnt]

adjective

1. tending to flow off or away.

2. easily dissolving.

Word History and Origins

Origin of diffluent¹

1610–20; < Latin diffluent- (stem of diffluēns, present participle of diffluere ), equivalent to dif- dif- + fluent- flowing; fluent

Example Sentences

If a vein is opened a few drops of black and viscid blood will trickle from the wound, which if it coagulates, yields but little serum, and in place of a firm clot only a diffluent jelly.

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The splenic pulp may retain its consistency and firmness, even in cases that have run a long course; but more frequently it is softened, and may be almost diffluent.

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Diffluent, dif′loo-ent, adj. tending to flow away readily.

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The asci are often very diffluent.

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In the genus Elaphomyces, the asci are more than commonly diffluent.

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