perfusive

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adjective

Tending to flow over, or to spread through.

“perfusive bed”

OriginEnglish perfuse ← Latin perfūsus ← Proto-Italic *hundō →
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Meanings

adjectiveperfusive (comparative more perfusive, superlative most perfusive)

comparative more perfusive · superlative most perfusive

  1. Tending to flow over, or to spread through.

    perfusive particles

  2. Conducive to the flow or movement of fluids.

    perfusive bed

    2 more examples

    perfusive media

    perfusive material

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Italic*peri-
  3. Latinper-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰew-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰewd-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰunédti
  7. Proto-Italic*hundō
  8. Latinfundō
  9. Latinperfundō
  10. Latinperfūsus
  11. Englishperfuse
  12. Englishperfusive

From perfuse + -ive.

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APA

perfusive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfusive

MLA

“perfusive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfusive. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perfusive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perfusive.

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