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EXUDATE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance that oozes out from plant pores

Synonyms:

exudate; exudation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

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

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "exudate"):

gum (any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying)

latex (a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air)

Derivation:

exudate; exude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities

Example:

exude sweat through the pores

Synonyms:

exudate; exude; ooze; ooze out; transude

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "exudate" is one way to...):

egest; eliminate; excrete; pass (eliminate from the body)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "exudate"):

distil; distill (give off (a liquid))

fume; reek (be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face)

transpire (give off (water) through the skin)

extravasate (geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth)

stream (exude profusely)

gum (exude or form gum)

release; secrete (generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids)

froth (exude or expel foam)

Sentence frames:

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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

exudate (a substance that oozes out from plant pores)

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 Context examples: 

Also, this agent induces maturation of dendritic cells, induces T cell proliferation and activates peritoneal exudate macrophages leading to an increase in the production of the cytokines interleukin -1 and -6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interferon-gamma and nitric oxide.

(North American Ginseng Extract AFX-2, NCI Thesaurus)