noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

burialburyingcloudingconcealednessconcealmentcovering

Example

More examples

"The secretion from Tom's wound was a horrible green color."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

decapitation secretion

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