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exudate

[eks-yoo-dayt, ek-suh-, eg-zuh-] / ˈɛks jʊˌdeɪt, ˈɛk sə-, ˈɛg zə- /






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In return, the plant roots produce an exudate that feeds the fungi.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2022

She developed a shark repellent from an exudate of flatfish called the Red Sea Moses sole and taught sharks, once thought to be untrainable, to perform whole sequences of tasks.

From New York Times ● Feb. 25, 2015

He believes that: > The soldiers, acting as nurses to the larvae, suffuse them with their exudate, which prevents the development of more unnecessary soldiers.

From Time Magazine Archive

He thinks about "the lovely turquoise exudate, electrical lichen," that forms around the poles of his car batteries.

From Time Magazine Archive

Sometimes the exudate accumulates on the surface of the tonsils and pharynx, forming a thin, greyish-white film, which is liable to be mistaken for the false membrane of diphtheria.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles


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