n. the process of passing through a membrane, pore or interstice
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of transuding.
n. Same as Exosmose.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or process of transuding; the process of oozing through the pores of a substance.
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n. a substance that transudes
n. the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes
Word Usage
"Some of the air which enters the lung gets from the bronchial tubes into the blood-vessels by transudation, for there is no direct communication between them; and this air, penetrating the body, rapidly cools the blood throughout the vessels."