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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Class III. Words Relating to Matter
Section II. Inorganic Matter
2. Fluid Matter
1. Fluids in General

333. Fluidity.

   NOUN:FLUIDITY, liquidity, liquefaction; liquidness &c. adj.; gaseity [See Gaseity]; solution, chylifaction, serosity.
  fluid, inelastic fluid; liquid, liquor; lymph, humor, juice, sap, serum, blood, gravy, rheum, ichor, sanies; chyle.
  solubility, solubleness.
  [SCIENCE OF LIQUIDS AT REST] hydrology, hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, hydrometry, hydrokinetics.
  hydrometer, hydrophone, hydrostat, meter.
   VERB:BE FLUID &c. adj.; flow &c. (water in motion) [See River]; liquefy [See Liquefaction].
   ADJECTIVE:LIQUID, fluid, serous, juicy, succulent, sappy; ichorous; rheumy, chylous, sanious, lymphatic; fluent (flowing) [See River].
  LIQUEFIED [See Liquefaction]; uncongealed; soluble.
  HYDROLOGICAL, hydrostatic or hydrostatical, hydrodynamic or hydrodynamical, hydrometric or hydrometrical.
   QUOTATION:That liquefaction of her clothes.—Herrick