exudation
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.53 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "In severe burns, the body loses large amounts of nitrogen, in the urine and by exudation from the burned body surface."
- "Major Pendennis, having read with difficulty his nephew’s name under Mr. Warrington’s on the wall of No. 6, found still greater difficulty in climbing the abominable black stairs, up the banisters of which, which contributed their damp exudations to his gloves, he groped painfully until he came to the third story."
- "The skin must be frequently and thoroughly washed, occasionally with warm water and soap, to remove the oily exudations upon its surface."
- "The car was parked in close to the rustic fence, under the lime trees, and their sticky exudations had already stippled the windscreen."
Etymology
Etymology tree English exude Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English exudation From exude + -ation.