fluid
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- noun
- /ˈfluːɪd/
- Patients with chronic heart failure and fluid retention gain weight. True or False?
- body fluids
- fluid flow
- water-based fluids
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Watch on YouTubeI think I mean, yeah, Bodily fluids, Breast milk, yeah.
- I think I mean, yeah, Bodily fluids, Breast milk, yeah.
- What you do is you take a very cold fluid and you flow it.
- How are they showing up in the placental fluid around unborn babies?
- Speaking of exchanging fluids, a we're all adults.
- The in the back of my car right now is brake fluid, antifreeze, oil.
- But trophylaxis is the exchange of fluids through the mouth parts.
Examples
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The equipment would recycle water-based fluids on site to reduce transportation and labor costs.
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We just pop it in, take a little amniotic fluid, test it for any abnormalities, and also the DNA sample that you require.
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How much fluid do we have in each?
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No fluid in the ears.
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Water is just a fluid that flows in the way it flows.
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Hey, Ed, do you know how many different fluids the human body has?
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This frees air and fluid so that you can breathe more easily.
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No, I can't see any fluid coming up here whatsoever.
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The doctor explained that the body requires a balance of different fluids to function properly.
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When camping, it's important to carry enough fluid to stay hydrated throughout the day.
Antonyms
Compounds
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Clear slightly yellow liquid that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb
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A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
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A clear, colorless liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and the nerves inside the spine
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A clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord
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A thick slippery liquid inside joints that helps them move smoothly
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A unit for measuring small amounts of liquid, about 28 millilitres in Britain and about 30 millilitres in America
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A mix of water, clay, and chemicals that cools and lubricates the drill, removes cuttings, and stabilizes the hole walls
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The study of how liquids and gases move and the forces that act on them
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Fluid between the body's cells that carries nutrients and oxygen and removes waste
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Fluid outside body cells, like blood plasma and fluid between cells, that carries salts and proteins
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The liquid inside a cell that contains dissolved substances the cell needs
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The clear watery fluid that surrounds and protects a baby in the womb
- Archaic
A device that uses fluid to send engine power to the transmission smoothly
How Viscous
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word fluid comes from the Latin fluere, meaning 'to flow', like the everyday word flow. As a noun, a fluid is literally 'something that flows', such as water or air, because it takes the shape of its container.