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tran⋅sude

[tran-sood]
–verb (used without object), -sud⋅ed, -sud⋅ing.
to pass or ooze through pores or interstices, as a fluid.

Origin:
1655–65; < NL trānsūdāre, equiv. to L trāns- trans- + sūdāre to sweat
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tran·sude   (trān-sōōd', -syōōd', -zōōd', -zyōōd')   
intr.v.   tran·sud·ed, tran·sud·ing, tran·sudes
To pass through pores or interstices in the manner of perspiration.

[New Latin trānsūdāre : Latin trāns-, trans- + Latin sūdāre, to sweat; see sweid- in Indo-European roots.]
tran·su'da·to'ry (trān-sōō'də-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē, -syōō'-) adj.
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Main Entry: tran·sude
Pronunciation: tran(t)s-'(y)üd, tranz-
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: tran·sud·ed;tran·sud·ing
intransitive senses
: to pass through a membrane or permeable substance transude transitive senses
: to permitpassage of
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transude tran·sude (trān-s&oomacr;d', -sy&oomacr;d', -z&oomacr;d', -zy&oomacr;d')
v. tran·sud·ed, tran·sud·ing, tran·sudes
To pass through pores or interstices in the manner of perspiration.


tran·su'da·to'ry (trān-s&oomacr;'də-tôr'ē, -sy&oomacr;'-) adj.

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