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exudate

[eks-yoo-deyt, ek-suh-, eg-zuh-] / ˈɛks yʊˌdeɪt, ˈɛk sə-, ˈɛg zə- /






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In return, the plant roots produce an exudate that feeds the fungi.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 7, 2022

She developed a shark repellent from an exudate of flatfish called the Red Sea Moses sole and taught sharks, once thought to be untrainable, to perform whole sequences of tasks.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2015

Presumably a similar queenly exudate inhibits all but a few of the soldiers in turn from developing into queens.

From Time Magazine Archive

He thinks about "the lovely turquoise exudate, electrical lichen," that forms around the poles of his car batteries.

From Time Magazine Archive

An abundant, grayish yellow, odorless exudate was found between the ovum and the inner wall of the uterus.

From Contagious Abortion of Cows by MacNeal, Ward J.




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