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effusin

effusin is the misspelling of effusion.

Meaning of effusion

Noun

effusion (countable and uncountable, plural effusions)

  1. A liquid outpouring.
    Antonyms:
    infusion
  2. Process of gases passing through a hole or holes considerably smaller than the mean free path of the gas molecules.
  3. (broadly, figuratively) An outpouring of speech or emotion.
    • 1930; George S. Kaufman, Morrie Ryskind, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby; Animal Crackers, Paramount Pictures
      Captain Spaulding: My friends, I am highly gratified by this magnificent display of effusion […]
  4. The seeping of fluid into a body cavity; the fluid itself.
    • pleural effusion

Noun

effusin (uncountable)

  1. A diketopiperazine alkaloid present in a mangrove rhizosphere soil

Questions about effusin

What does effusin mean?
Effusin means a diketopiperazine alkaloid present in a mangrove rhizosphere soil.
What is effusin the misspelling of?
Effusin is the misspelling of effusion.
What part of speech is effusin?
Effusin is a noun.

Words near effusin in the dictionary

  1. effused
  2. effusely
  3. effuser
  4. effusers
  5. effuses
  6. effusin
  7. effusing
  8. effusiometer
  9. effusiometers
  10. effusion
  11. effusions

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