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fluctuant

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fluctuant

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Main Entry: fluc·tu·ant

Pronunciation: \ˈflək-chə-wənt, -chü-ənt\

Function: adjective

Date: 1560

1 : moving in waves
2 : variable, unstable
3 : being movable and compressible <a fluctuant abscess>

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