amnion amniotic sac amnios | thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) |
fluid drive | an automotive power coupling |
fluid flywheel | a kind of fluid coupling in which the flywheel is the driving rotor |
liquid body substance bodily fluid body fluid humor humour | the liquid parts of the body |
extracellular fluid ECF | liquid containing proteins and electrolytes including the liquid in blood plasma and interstitial fluid, the body normally has about quarts of extracellular fluid |
interstitial fluid | liquid found between the cells of the body that provides much of the liquid environment of the body |
intracellular fluid | liquid contained inside the cell membranes (usually containing dissolved solutes) |
amniotic cavity | the fluid-filled cavity that surrounds the developing embryo |
amniotic fluid amnionic fluid waters | the serous fluid in which the embryo is suspended inside the amnion, before a woman gives birth her waters break |
semen seed seminal fluid ejaculate cum come | the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract |
digestive juice digestive fluid | secretions that aid digestion |
synovia synovial fluid | viscid lubricating fluid secreted by the membrane lining joints and tendon sheaths etc. |
spinal fluid cerebrospinal fluid | clear liquid produced in the ventricles of the brain, fills and protects cavities in the brain and spinal cord |
Pascal's law Pascal's law of fluid pressures | pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions, the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid, the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law |
fluid mechanics hydraulics | study of the mechanics of fluids |
fluidram fluid dram fluid drachm drachm | a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce |
fluidounce fluid ounce | a United States unit of capacity or volume equal to . cubic inches |
fluidram fluid dram fluid drachm drachm | a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal tominims or . cubic centimeters |
fluidounce fluid ounce | a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to fluid drams or . cubic centimeters (. cubic inches) |
drilling mud drilling fluid | a mixture of clays and chemicals and water, pumped down the drill pipe to lubricate and cool the drilling bit and to flush out the cuttings and to strengthen the sides of the hole |
fluid | continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas |
fluid | a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure |
fluid unstable | subject to change, variable, a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty, everything was unstable following the coup |
fluid mobile | affording change (especially in social status), Britain is not a truly fluid society, upwardly mobile |
fluid liquid | in cash or easily convertible to cash, liquid (or fluid) assets |
fluent fluid liquid smooth | smooth and unconstrained in movement, a long, smooth stride, the fluid motion of a cat, the liquid grace of a ballerina |
fluid runny | characteristic of a fluid, capable of flowing and easily changing shape |
amniotic amnionic amnic | of or related to the amnion or characterized by developing an amnion, amniotic membrane |