Phrase Hound found 68 phrases and 47 compound words that contain fluid. The most common are listed below. Open fluid in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 68
- amniotic fluidIn placental mammals, a fluid contained within the amnion membrane that surrounds a developing embryo or fetus.
- fluid dynamicsThe scientific study of the properties and behavior of moving fluids (gases and liquids).
- fluid mechanicsThe branch of mechanics dealing with gases and liquids, either at rest or in motion.
- cerebrospinal fluidA clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex.
- correction fluidA white, opaque fluid, applied to paper to mask textual errors; used especially to mask errors in typing so that corrections may be overtyped.
- Fluid flow
- bodily fluidAny liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.
- brake fluidA special fluid for operating hydraulic brakes and clutches, which are linked by pipe to a master cylinder.
- amber fluidBeer.
- cutting fluidA fluid that functions as a coolant and lubricant in a machine tool
- headlight fluidA fictional ostensible automotive product, used in jokes, to prank someone into searching for the nonexistent item (a snipe hunt), or to gauge how inept someone is in basic auto mechanics.
- menstrual fluidThe mixture of blood and cellular debris from the uterus that constitutes the menses
- Cowper's fluidThe clear, colorless, viscous fluid that is secreted from an aroused penis before ejaculation.
- correcting fluidAn opaque fast-drying liquid used to cover a mistake written or typed on a piece of paper.
- supercritical fluidA substance at a temperature and pressure above its own thermodynamic critical point that can diffuse through solids like a gas and dissolve materials like a liquid.
- gender-fluidAlternative form of genderfluid: Not having a fixed gender; having a gender which changes from time to time.
- embalming fluidA solution of various chemicals used to preserve cadavers prior to burial or cremation.
- interstitial fluidA solution found in tissue spaces that inundates and moistens cells in multicellular animals.
- drilling fluidA fluid used to aid the drilling of boreholes, serving to provide hydrostatic pressure, to keep the drill bit cool and clean, and to suspend the drill cuttings.
- synovial fluidA transparent, viscous, non-Newtonian lubricating fluid which is found in the cavities of synovial joints or bursae and secreted by the synovial membrane; its main purpose is to reduce friction between the articular cartilage of synovial …
- body fluidSynonym of bodily fluid: Any liquid portion of the body, such as blood, urine, semen, saliva, especially when expelled.
- dark fluidA linked phenomenon conjectured to explain dark matter and dark energy as different manifestations of the same underlying laws of gravity.
- fluid intelligenceThe capacity to think logically and solve problems in novel situations, independent of acquired knowledge.
- fluid-SA grammatical system in which the grammatical subject (s) is marked with either an agentive or patientive case.
- starting fluidA volatile, flammable liquid which is used to aid the starting of internal combustion engines, especially during cold weather.
Compound words 47
- genderfluidNot having a fixed gender; having a gender which changes from time to time.
- fluidarityJoint action toward a common goal that rejects collective identity.
- unfluidNot fluid; stiff or fixed.
- biofluidAny biological fluid.
- fluidalPertaining to a fluid, or to a flowing motion.
- fluidificationThe process, or the result, of fluidifying.
- fluidlessWithout fluid.
- pseudofluidResembling, but not actually, a fluid.
- cryofluidAny cryogenic fluid (typically liquid nitrogen or liquid helium)
- elastofluidBoth elastic and fluid