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lympha — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • lymph noun A clear, watery fluid that circulates through the body's lymphatic system, carrying white blood cells and helping fight infection.
  • Water noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.

Senses

lympha is used for these senses in English:

  • lymph (physiology) A colourless, watery, coagulable bodily fluid which bathes the tissues and is carried by the lymphatic system into the bloodstream; it resembles blood plasma in containing white blood cells and especially lymphocytes but normally few red blood cells and no platelets.
  • water (uncountable) An inorganic compound (of molecular formula H2O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gaseous form is steam.

Water — full definition

  1. noun The clear liquid (H2O) that falls as rain and fills rivers, lakes, and seas, essential to all known life.
  2. noun A body of water, such as a sea, lake, or river.
  3. verb To supply plants, animals, or soil with water.
  4. verb To produce tears or saliva, often as an involuntary reaction.

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