oozing

Meaning

ooze means tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in a tanning vat used to tan leather. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

• The article uses ooze to mean tanning liquor, an aqueous extract of vegetable matter (tanbark, sumac, etc.) in....
• The teacher asked students to find ooze in the reading.