secretion
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See also: sécrétion
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- Rhymes: -iːʃən
Etymology 1[edit]
(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.
Noun[edit]
secretion (countable and uncountable, plural secretions)
- (countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism
- (uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
secreted substance
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act of secreting
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Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
secretion (plural secretions)
- the act of hiding something
- Synonyms: secreting, spiriting away
Translations[edit]
act of hiding
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Anagrams[edit]
Interlingua[edit]
Noun[edit]
secretion (plural secretiones)
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- Rhymes:English/iːʃən
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *krey-
- English terms derived from French
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- en:Bodily fluids
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