effluxion

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effluxion

/ɛˈflʌk.ʃən/

Rhymes with -ʌkʃən

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

noun effluxions

countable, uncountable The process of flowing out. We all age through the effluxion of time.
Similar: efflux, effluence, outflow
countable, uncountable That which has flowed out. the effluxion of a boil

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@misc{effluxion_2026,
  title = {effluxion},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/effluxion},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}