Effluxion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒkʃən

Origin

From efflux + -ion, from Latin effluxus, from effluō ("flow out or away"), from ex ("out of, from") + fluō ("flow").

Full definition of effluxion

Noun

1. The process of flowing out.We all age through the effluxion of time.The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.
2. That which has flowed out.The effluxion of a boil is yuk!

Synonyms

• (process of flowing out) efflux, effluence, outflow