Secretion
/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any substance that is secreted by an organism. countable
- 2 The act of hiding something.
- 3 a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell wordnet
- 4 The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland. uncountable
- 5 the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance wordnet
Example
More examples"The secretion from Tom's wound was a horrible green color."
Etymology
(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.