Etymology

exsuction

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Today it means: The act of sucking out. Full definition →

Latin ex(s)ugō, ex(s)uctum
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  1. Latin · derived fromex(s)ugō, ex(s)uctum“to suck out”
  2. English todayexsuction

From Latin ex(s)ugō, ex(s)uctum (“to suck out”), from ex (“out”) + sugō (“to suck”). Equivalent to ex- + suction.

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