fluids

Liquids and gases

Fluids are substances that flow—liquids and gases, as opposed to solids.

The term appears often in medical and mechanical contexts: Drink plenty of fluids, Check your car's fluids.

Body fluids include blood, urine, and saliva.

The adjective fluid describes smooth, uninterrupted movement or flexibility: fluid motion, a fluid situation.

hydration

drinking

Liquid consumption act

electrolytes · intake · perspiration · sweat · moisture · quench · water · sports drink · IV · oral

liquid

water

Clear essential liquid

  • juiceExtracted fruit liquid
  • milkMammalian nursing fluid
  • oilSlippery viscous fluid

blood · serum · broth · tea · coffee · alcohol · mercury · nectar · soda · ink

viscosity

thick

Having great depth

slimy · ropy · honey · molasses · tar · mucus · oil · glycerin · slurry · sludge

flow

current

Directed flow of charge

gush · trickle · drip · discharge · spill · surge · circulation · drainage · leakage · seepage

medical

intravenous

Into the vein

  • IVVein-delivered medication method
  • infusionSteeping to extract essence
  • transfusionTransfer of blood intravenously

drainage · aspiration · injection · saline · catheter · drip · bolus · dialysate · contrast · cerebrospinal

extraction

aspiration

Strong desire for achievement

tap · draw · sample · collection · bloodletting · lumbar puncture

transport

convection

Heat transfer via motion

pressure · gradient · permeability · turbulence · laminar · dynamics · mechanics · conductivity · transfer · pump

Categories
Opposites
physical state of matter

fluidssolids

Matter with fixed shape

rigid bodies · immovables · rocks · metals · ice

Phrases
Family

fluid, fluidity, fluidly, fluidness, fluidize, fluid dynamics, superfluid

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