effluxion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ʌkʃən

Noun

effluxion (countable and uncountable, plural effluxions)

The process of flowing out.
We all age through the effluxion of time.

The effluxion of matter from a boil can be painful.
That which has flowed out.
the effluxion of a boil

Synonyms

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

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