fluid
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- noun
- /ˈfluːɪd/
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fluido
- Patients with chronic heart failure and fluid retention gain weight. True or False?
- body fluids
- fluid flow
- water-based fluids
I 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
- Specialized
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4.2
Clear slightly yellow liquid that surrounds and protects a developing baby in the womb
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4.1
A clear, colorless liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and the nerves inside the spine
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A liquid from the body of people and animals, for example blood, saliva or urine
- Specialized
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5.3
A clear liquid that surrounds and protects the brain and spinal cord
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4.1
A thick slippery liquid inside joints that helps them move smoothly
- Specialized
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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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A unit for measuring small amounts of liquid, about 28 millilitres in Britain and about 30 millilitres in America
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The clear watery fluid that surrounds and protects a baby in the womb
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Fluid outside body cells, like blood plasma and fluid between cells, that carries salts and proteins
- Archaic
A device that uses fluid to send engine power to the transmission smoothly
- Specialized
Fluid between the body's cells that carries nutrients and oxygen and removes waste
- Specialized
The liquid inside a cell that contains dissolved substances the cell needs
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.