profluvium

noun

pro·​flu·​vi·​um

prōˈflüvēəm

plural profluvia

-ēə

or profluviums

: a flowing out : discharge

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from profluere

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Rhymes for profluvium

• alluvium
• colluvium