efflux
11efflux — / eflʌks/ noun flowing out ● the efflux of capital to North America …
12Efflux (microbiology) — Active efflux is a mechanism responsible for extrusion of toxic substances and antibiotics outside the cell; this is considered to be a vital part of xenobiotic metabolism. This mechanism is important in medicine as it can contribute to bacterial …
13efflux — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin effluxus, from effluere Date: 1647 1. something given off in or as if in a stream 2. a. effluence 2 b. a passing away ; expiration • effluxion noun …
14efflux — flowing out, that which flows out …
15efflux — /ef luks/, n. 1. outward flow, as of water. 2. something that flows out; effluence. 3. a passing or lapse of time. 4. a passing away; expiration; ending. Also, effluxion /i fluk sheuhn/ (for defs. 3, 4). [1635 45; < ML effluxus, equiv. to L ef EF …
16Efflux — Efflụx der, (es)/ e, Biologie: Teilvorgang der Teilchenflüsse (Fluxe) an Zellmembranen; Gegensatz Influx …
17efflux — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A sudden or rapid flowing outward: gush, outflow, outpour, outpouring, spate. See MOVE …
18Efflux — Ef|flux der; [es], e <aus lat. effluxio »das Hervorfließen, Ausströmen« zu effluere, vgl. ↑effluieren> das Ausfließen, Teilvorgang der Teilchenflüsse an Zellmembranen (Biol.) …
19efflux — ef·flux || eflÊŒks n. outward flow; effluence; expiration; ending …
20efflux — [ ɛflʌks] noun technical the flowing out of a substance or particle. Origin C16: from med. L. effluxus, from effluere flow out …
