I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
amniotic fluid
body fluids
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Replace your body fluids by drinking lots of water.
brake fluid
correction fluid
fluid ounce
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
amniotic
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Was this, he wondered - thinking of Freud - the amniotic fluid ?
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Suspended in amniotic fluid , the fetus is also weightless.
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Semen Cerebrospinal, vaginal, synovial, pleural, pericardial, peritoneal and amniotic fluids .
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Coelomic fluid was always bright yellow, while amniotic fluid was clear.
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But the liquid spreading rapidly on the pretty floral sheets wasn't the sweetish, colourless amniotic fluid .
bodily
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The disease has no cure and is spread through bodily fluids .
clear
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In general cystitis will be helped by drinking plenty of clear fluids .
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She plunged it through the Daine Thing, ignoring the clear fluid that squished out of the puncture, and drove it deep.
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Blisters which had formed the first time now burst, weeping clear fluid on to the burner which hissed like an angry snake.
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Remember to give plenty of clear fluids - water and fruit juices.
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The appearance of clear cerebrospinal fluid in the needle hub confirmed correct placement of the needle in the lateral cerebral ventricle.
excess
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This in turn helps your body to pump out toxins and excess fluid .
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The same concoction is still used today for treatment of dropsy, a disease where excess fluid collects in the body tissues.
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Cold bandage wraps applied to plumper parts then encourage the breakdown of excess fluids .
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Although excess fluid will not harm you, it will make you feel bigger than you really are.
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Daily Eye Benefits boost microcirculation and so coaxes excess fluid away from the eye area in order to reduce puffiness.
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Claims that they can break down fat and disperse excess fluid are controversial.
vaginal
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However it is only present in large enough quantities to be infectious in blood, semen and vaginal fluids .
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The reason the virus could be in the semen or vaginal fluids is that lymphocytes are present in those fluids.
■ NOUN
brake
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If poor quality replacements have been fitted they may react with the brake fluid .
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She had to stoop again for the case, and so she caught sight of the pool of brake fluid at once.
■ VERB
drink
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In general cystitis will be helped by drinking plenty of clear fluids .
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Remember to rest, eat sensibly, exercise, and drink enough fluids .
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Tony Carpenter, a dietician, says it's vital they drink as much fluid as they can get.
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Already emaciated, he would take only occasional bites of food and seemed to shake violently when he drank fluids .
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Users should take the drug only occasionally, eat and rest before taking it, and drink plenty of fluids .
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He was admitted to hospital and encouraged to drink 4-5 litres of fluid daily with careful monitoring of renal function.
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Make sure he drinks enough fluids , but not too much tea or coffee.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Be sure and drink plenty of fluids.
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Brake fluid was leaking out from under my car.
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brake fluid
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In extreme heat your body will lose fluid and salt.
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The HIV virus is transmitted though body fluids, during sexual intercourse.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Each part was cushioned by synovial fluid .
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Ensure that manufacturers' recommendations about fluids are followed.
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In the latter conditions, the cerebrospinal fluid has a cell count ranging from only a few to hundreds.
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Manipulators, fed by red veins of hydraulic fluid , fold elbows-up beside her cheeks like legs of a praying mantis.
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Spray on woodworm fluid following the manufacturer's advice, and replace the boards and then spray the top surface.
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Suspended in amniotic fluid , the fetus is also weightless.
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They left the fluids overnight to get rid of the air bubbles trapped inside.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
secretion
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The quantitative effects of the drugs were related to the rate of fluid secretion or absorption.
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Both drugs significantly reduced fluid secretion or increased fluid absorption.
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In Brunssons's experiments, hexamethonium often turned fluid secretion into fluid absorption.
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The effect was more pronounced the lower the rate of fluid absorption or the higher the rate of fluid secretion .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a fluid guitar solo
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Clark throws with a fluid motion.
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Our plans for the project are still somewhat fluid .
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The sculptures are admired for their round shapes and fluid lines.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Almost every effect of fluid motion must at some time have been tried as a means of measuring velocities.
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As markets become more fluid and global, leaders must be more careful about alienating investors.
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In three other experiments fluid transport in the jejunum was nil.
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Man beats back the jungle, the vines and fluid spong trees inexorably overwhelm the masonry.
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They have also been regarded as a topic distinctive to fluid dynamics.
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This was not the fluid , precise canvas of the Cal victory.