efflux

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the process of flowing out

   The pump controls the efflux of fluid from the chamber.

2. 2
   noun

   Something which has flowed out.

   The assay measured the chemical efflux released by the cells.

From Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”). See also effluxion.

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