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fluid

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup" [syn: unstable ] characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape [syn: runny ] smooth and unconstrained ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 (context not comparable English) Of or relating to fluid. 2 In a state of flux; subject to change. n. (context physics English) Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Fluid \Flu"id\, n. A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy, the term was sometimes applied to electricity ...

Usage examples of fluid.

A vial of that which is first passed in the morning, should be sent with the history of the case, as chronic rheumatism effects characteristic changes in this excretion, which clearly and unmistakably indicate the abnormal condition of the fluids of the body upon which the disease depends.

It is useful in those diseases in which the fluids of the body are abnormally acid, as in rheumatism.

After a leaf had been left in a weak infusion of raw meat for 10 hours, the cells of the papillae had evidently absorbed animal matter, for instead of limpid fluid they now contained small aggregated masses of protoplasm, which slowly and incessantly changed their forms.

Incidentally, as a quaint but effective remedy for carious toothache, may be mentioned the common lady bird insect, Coccinella, which when captured secretes from its legs a yellow acrid fluid having a disagreeable odour.

In doses of from twenty to sixty drops of the fluid extract, administered in a cup of warm water or herb-tea on going to bed, we have found it very effectual for breaking up recent colds.

The anatomy of the nasal passages, and the various chambers and tubes that communicate therewith, is such that they cannot be reached with fluid administered with any kind of syringe or inhaling tube, or with any instrument, except one constructed to apply it upon the principle above stated.

If the discharges are very profuse, the fluid extract of cranesbill may be administered in from two to ten-drop doses alternately with the bismuth.

One of the best agents employed to make a decided impression upon the vascular system, subdue inflammation, and modify its action, is the fluid extract of veratrum viride, administered in full doses, and repeated until the system shows its effects in a decided manner.

Boil the whole again in a covered vessel, and stir the fluid well to effect the complete solution and admixture of the gum arabic.

As soon as the tentacles fully reexpand, the aggregated masses are redissolved, and the cells become filled with homogeneous purple fluid, as they were at first.

From these facts we may conclude that the protoplasmic fluid within a cell does not become aggregated unless it be in a living state, and only imperfectly if the cell has been injured.

To steel his body with the fluid motions and speed of aikido, he also took up boxing and fencing and rounded things out with acrobatics.

Not only is it an alterative and a nutritive restorative, acting upon the secretions, but it opposes putrefaction and degenerative decay of the fluids and solids.

She went to the back to relieve herself and winced as the warm, ammoniacal fluid stung her raw, torn flesh.

The ammoniacal fluid was harsh, and smelled strong, but it dissolved oils and grease on her skin and in her hair, and it killed any lice or fleas she might have picked up.