Fluctuant

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fluctuant \Fluc"tu*ant\ (?; 135), a. [L. fluctuans, p. pr. of
     fluctuare. See {Fluctuate}.]
     1. Moving like a wave; wavering; (Med.) showing undulation or
        fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor.
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     2. Floating on the waves. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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