exudate

Other forms: exudates

Definitions of exudate

1. noun

   a substance that oozes out from plant pores
   synonyms: exudation

   types:

   gum

   any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

   latex

   a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air

   liquidambar, sweet gum

   aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree

   eucalyptus gum, eucalyptus kino, red gum

   reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis

   balata, gutta balata

   when dried yields a hard substance used e.g. in golf balls

   ammoniac, gum ammoniac

   the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant

   carrageenan, carrageenin

   a colloidal extract from carrageen seaweed and other red algae

   conima

   a gum resin from the poison hemlock, Conium maculatum

   dragon's blood

   a dark red resinous substance derived from various trees and used in photoengraving

   euphorbium, gum eurphorbium

   an acrid brown gum resin now used mainly in veterinary medicine

   frankincense, gum olibanum, olibanum, thus

   an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation

   galbanum, gum albanum

   a bitter aromatic gum resin that resembles asafetida

   ghatti, ghatti gum

   an Indian gum from the dhawa tree; used as a substitute for gum arabic

   agar, agar-agar

   a colloidal extract of algae; used especially in culture media and as a gelling agent in foods

   algin, alginic acid

   a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier

   cherry-tree gum

   exudation from trees of the Prunus genus; resembles gum arabic

   chicle, chicle gum

   gum-like substance from the sapodilla

   guar gum

   a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth

   gum acacia, gum arabic

   gum from an acacia tree; used as a thickener (especially in candies and pharmaceuticals)

   Bengal kino, butea gum, butea kino, gum butea

   dried juice of the dhak tree; used as an astringent

   gum kino, kino, kino gum

   a gum obtained from various tropical plants; used as an astringent and in tanning

   mesquite gum

   a gum obtained from mesquite pods; resembles gum arabic

   mucilage

   a gelatinous substance secreted by plants

   karaya gum, sterculia gum

   exudate of an Asian tree; used for finishing textiles and to thicken foodstuffs and cosmetics

   gutta-percha

   a whitish rubber derived from the coagulated milky latex of gutta-percha trees; used for insulation of electrical cables

   lacquer

   a black resinous substance obtained from certain trees and used as a natural varnish

   opopanax

   an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines

   India rubber, caoutchouc, gum elastic, natural rubber, rubber

   an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products

   gum sangapenum, sangapenum

   a variety of gum

   tragacanth

   a gum used in pharmacy, adhesives, and textile printing

   type of:

   discharge, emission

   a substance that is emitted or released
2. verb

   release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities
   synonyms: exude, ooze, ooze out, transude

   types:

   distil, distill

   give off (a liquid)

   fume, reek

   be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face

   transpire

   give off (water) through the skin

   extravasate

   geology: cause molten material, such as lava, to pour forth

   stream

   exude profusely

   gum

   exude or form gum

   release, secrete

   generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

   froth

   exude or expel foam

   water

   secrete or form water, as tears or saliva

   lather

   exude sweat or lather

   type of:

   egest, eliminate, excrete, pass

   eliminate from the body