exudate (redirected from exudates)

ex·u·date  (ksy-dt)

n.

A substance that has oozed forth.

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[Latin exsdtum, neuter past participle of exsdre, to exude; see exude.]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	exudate - a substance that oozes out from plant pores exudation emission, discharge - a substance that is emitted or released gum - any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying latex - a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air
Verb	1.	exudate - release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" exude, ooze out, transude, ooze distil, distill - give off (a liquid); "The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound" reek, fume - be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face transpire - give off (water) through the skin extravasate - geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth stream - exude profusely; "She was streaming with sweat"; "His nose streamed blood" gum - exude or form gum; "these trees gum in the Spring" secrete, release - generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids; "secrete digestive juices"; "release a hormone into the blood stream" egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" froth - exude or expel foam; "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"