effluxion

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/ɛˈflʌk.ʃən/

noun

The process of flowing out.

“the effluxion of a boil”

Similar
effluxeffluenceoutflow
OriginLatin effluxus →
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Meanings

nouneffluxion (countable and uncountable, plural effluxions)

plural effluxions

  1. countableuncountableThe process of flowing out.

    We all age through the effluxion of time.

    1 more example

    The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.

    Synonyms: efflux, effluence, outflow

  2. countableuncountableThat which has flowed out.

    the effluxion of a boil

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe process of flowing out.

Similar
effluxeffluenceoutflow
Also see
effluenceeffluxoutflowoutgo

Origin

  1. Latineffluxus
  2. Englisheffluxion

From efflux + -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō (“flow out or away”), from ex (“out of, from”) + fluō (“flow”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with effluxion

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APA

effluxion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effluxion

MLA

“effluxion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effluxion. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “effluxion,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/effluxion.

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