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efflux

verb

  1. flow outward
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɛflʌks/

noun

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

  1. The process of flowing out.

    We all age through the efflux of time.

    The efflux of matter from a boil can be painful.

  2. Something which has flowed out.

    the efflux of a boil

    Prime cheerer, light! […] Efflux divine.

verb

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

  1. To run out; to flow forth.
  2. To pass away.