TRANSUDATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does transudation mean? 

• TRANSUDATION (noun)
  The noun TRANSUDATION has 2 senses:

1. a substance that transudes

2. the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

  Familiarity information: TRANSUDATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TRANSUDATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance that transudes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

transudate; transudation

Hypernyms ("transudation" is a kind of...):

discharge; emission (a substance that is emitted or released)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Synonyms:

exudation; transudation

Hypernyms ("transudation" is a kind of...):

ooze; oozing; seepage (the process of seeping)

Derivation:

transude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)