What is "transudation"

Transudation \Tran`su*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. transsudation.]

1. The act or process of transuding.

2. (Physics) Same as Exosmose.

n. the process of passing through a membrane, pore or interstice

1. n. a substance that transudes [syn: transudate]

2. the process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes [syn: exudation]