diffluent
Americanadjective
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tending to flow off or away.
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easily dissolving.
Etymology
Origin of diffluent
1610–20; < Latin diffluent- (stem of diffluēns, present participle of diffluere ), equivalent to dif- dif- + fluent- flowing; fluent
Example Sentences
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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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In the genus Elaphomyces, the asci are more than commonly diffluent.
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The asci are often very diffluent.
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D, E, H. Colonies of Myconostoc enveloped in diffluent matrix.
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