: exuded matter

Examples of exudate in a Sentence

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The soil food web microbes are responding to the exudates the new blades of grass are manufacturing. Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023 The soil around them harbors those carbon exudates. Jeff Lowenfels | Alaska Gardening and Growing, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of exudate was in 1876

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“Exudate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exudate. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

Medical Definition

: exuded matter
especially : the material composed of serum, fibrin, and white blood cells that escapes from blood vessels into a superficial lesion or area of inflammation
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