emission
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(noun) the act of emitting |
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Synonyms: emanation |
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Related Words: discharge, egress, egression, emergence, radiation, venting |
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(noun) the occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) |
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Related Words: flow, flowing |
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(noun) the release of electrons from parent atoms |
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Related Words: field emission, photoelectric emission, photoemission, release, secondary emission, thermal emission, thermionic emission |
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(noun) any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body; "the discharge of pus" |
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Synonyms: discharge, expelling |
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Related Words: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, catamenia, ejaculation, elimination, evacuation, excreting, excretion, flow, menses, menstruation, period, voiding |
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(noun) a substance that is emitted or released |
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Synonyms: discharge |
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Related Words: effluvium, exudate, material, stuff |
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