Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

exudate

/ˈɛksjʊdət/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

Syllables: ex-u-date
IPA: /ˈɛksjʊdət/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.

verb

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"The whitish lines of exudate seem at times to penetrate even between the straight tubes . . ."
"When this is done, one should leave the poppy for some time, then return to it and gather any further exudate."
"There is, hereto, no derivation of the seminal parts, nor any passage from hence, unto the vessels of ejaculation: some perforations only in the part itself, through which the humour included doth exudate"

Etymology

From exude + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

Usage

Obsolete

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Botany.

Inflected Forms

exudates (plural) exudates (present, singular) exudating (participle, present) exudated (participle, past) exudated (past)

Derived Forms

microexudate

Synonyms

exudation exude transude ooze out ooze

Questions

How do you pronounce exudate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksjʊdət/.
What does exudate mean?: A fluid that has exuded from somewhere; especially one that has exuded from a pore of an animal or plant.
Where does exudate come from?: From exude + -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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