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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In physics, the transudation of a fluid through a membrane; transfusion through imperceptible openings.
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By means of this transudation or diosmosis the exchange of fluids takes place without difficulty.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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