exudate

[ eks-yoo-deyt, ek-suh-, eg-zuh- ]

noun

1. a substance exuded; exudation.

Word History and Origins

Origin of exudate¹

First recorded in 1875–80; exude + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

In addition to exudates, microbes in the rhizosphere also eat organic matter in the soil, transforming it into nutrients and compounds that plants need.

From Nautilus

The moist corn is that in which a great amount of inflammatory exudate is the most prominent symptom.

From Project Gutenberg

In the Moist Corn we have, in addition to the blood extravasation, the outpouring of the inflammatory exudate.

From Project Gutenberg

On the fourth he was cast, and the discharge—partly inflammatory exudate, and partly a sanious foetid pus—liberated.

From Project Gutenberg

Other operators sometimes give the exudate escape while making the grooves in what is now known as 'Smith's Operation.'

From Project Gutenberg

The first matter that here demands our attention is that of allowing the exudate to escape at the sole.

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