Transude

3 definitions found

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

  Transude \Tran*sude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Transuded}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Transuding}.] [Pref. trans- + L. sudare to sweat: cf.
     F. transsuder.]
     To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or
     interstices of textures; as, liquor may transude through
     leather or wood.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  transude
       v : release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude
           sweat through the pores" [syn: {exude}, {exudate}, {ooze
           out}, {ooze}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "transude":
     bleed, discharge, effuse, egest, eliminate, emit, excrete,
     exfiltrate, extravasate, exudate, exude, filter, filtrate,
     give off, leach, lixiviate, ooze, pass, percolate, reek, secrete,
     seep, sew, strain, sweat, transpire, weep