efflux
Americannoun
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outward flow, as of water.
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something that flows out; effluence.
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a passing or lapse of time.
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a passing away; expiration; ending.
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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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
Most prominently, this activated the bacteria’s efflux pump systems, a general expulsion system that many bacteria use to eliminate various molecules, including antibiotics.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 26, 2023
These efflux pumps can confer multi-drug resistance, a situation that is threatening human health.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
The greater the efflux of money required to restore the equilibrium, the greater will be the gain of Germany, both by the fall of cloth and by the rise of her general prices.
From Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy by Mill, John Stuart
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