secretion
/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/ noun
Forms secretions
- noun (countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
- noun (uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.
- noun The act of hiding something.
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Etymology
(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.
Webster’s 1913
- noun The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.
- noun The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions.
Etymology [L. secretio: cf. F. sécrétion.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “secretion”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details