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Secretion

//sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any substance that is secreted by an organism. countable
  2. 2
    The act of hiding something.
  3. 3
    a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell wordnet
  4. 4
    The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland. uncountable
  5. 5
    the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance wordnet

Etymology

(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.

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