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fluids
noun(fluid)
a substance (such as a liquid or gas) tending to flow or conform to the outline of its container
fluids
noun(fluid)
the serous fluid in which the embryo or fetus is suspended within the amnion
fluids
noun(fluid)
a colorless liquid that is comparable to serum, is secreted from the blood into the lateral ventricles of the brain, and serves chiefly to maintain uniform pressure within the brain and spinal cord
fluids
noun(fluid)
a liquid used to paint over typing or writing errors
fluids
noun(fluid)
the liquid in a lighter (such as a cigarette lighter) that is its fuel
fluids
noun(fluid)
a liquid accelerant used especially to ignite charcoal briquettes for grilling food
fluids
noun(fluid)
semen
fluids
noun(fluid)
the part of the semen that is produced by various accessory glands (such as the prostate gland and seminal vesicles) : semen excepting the spermatozoa
fluids
noun(fluid)
a transparent viscid lubricating fluid secreted by a membrane of an articulation, bursa, or tendon sheath
fluids
noun(fluid)
a fluid that permeates the spaces between individual cells, that is in osmotic contact with the blood and lymph, and that serves in interstitial transport of nutrients and waste
fluids
noun(fluid)
a fluid working substance

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