efflux

American  

[ef-luhks] / ˈɛf lʌks /

Also effluxion

noun

1. outward flow, as of water.

2. something that flows out; effluence.

3. a passing or lapse of time.

4. a passing away; expiration; ending.

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Etymology

Origin of efflux

1635–45; < Medieval Latin effluxus, equivalent to Latin ef- ef- + fluc-, variant stem of fluere to flow + -sus, for -tus suffix of v. action

Example Sentences

But it will also rise if the hole at the bottom shrinks—if efflux slows.

From Science Magazine • May 24, 2024

The N-ethylene linkage structure of the eAmSPCs plays a critical role in how the compounds avoid efflux, suggesting that longer linkages modify how the compound is pumped out of the cell.

From Science Daily • Jan. 5, 2024

To infiltrate E. coli, the phage uses an efflux pump, a protein E. coli normally uses to pump antibiotics out of the cell.

From Scientific American • Oct. 13, 2023

Cells maintain the influx and efflux of organic substances using energy.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Carver held certain premises under the Bishop of Winchester, at the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour, which obstructed the efflux and reflux of the tide.

From The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry by Coleridge, Ernest Hartley