efflux

American  

[ef-luhks] / ˈɛf lʌks /

Also effluxion

noun

1. outward flow, as of water.

2. something that flows out; effluence.

3. a passing or lapse of time.

4. a passing away; expiration; ending.

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Etymology

Origin of efflux

1635–45; < Medieval Latin effluxus, equivalent to Latin ef- ef- + fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -sus, for -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

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efflux

Nedergaard proposed that this efflux relied on the pumping of fluid through tiny glymphatic vessels between neurons, which her team had identified in an earlier study.

From Science Magazine ● May 24, 2024

P. aeruginosa also has other defenses, including highly specialized porins that allow it to bring in specific nutrients while keeping out everything else, and efflux pumps that eject unwanted compounds, Geddes said.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023

To infiltrate E. coli, the phage uses an efflux pump, a protein E. coli normally uses to pump antibiotics out of the cell.

From Scientific American ● Oct. 13, 2023

Cells maintain the influx and efflux of organic substances using energy.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

The efflux of money from England and its influx into Germany will raise money prices in the latter country, and lower them in the former.

From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by John Stuart Mill