perfluent

adjective

per·​flu·​ent

(ˌ)pərˈflüənt,

ˈpərˌflüə-,

ˈpərfləwə-

archaic

: flowing through : flowing

Word History

Etymology

Latin perfluent-, perfluens, present participle of perfluere to flow through, from per- + fluere to flow

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