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DIFFLUENT

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dif⋅flu⋅ent

[dif-loo-uhnt]
–adjective
1. tending to flow off or away.
2. easily dissolving.

Origin:
1610–20; < L diffluent- (s. of diffluēns, prp. of diffluere), equiv. to dif- dif- + fluent- flowing; see fluent
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Main Entry: dif·flu·ent
Pronunciation: 'dif-"lü-&nt, -l&-w&nt
Function: adjective
: characterized by mushiness ordeliquescence diffluent>
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