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secretion en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
  2. (uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
secretions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hypersecretion · secretolytic · neurosecretion · parasecretion · secretionary · bronchosecretion · asecretion · oversecretion · nonsecretion · cosecretion · secretional · hyposecretion · rhizosecretion · normosecretion · resecretion · decapitation secretion · supersecretion

Translations (78)

grc ἔκκρισις (secreted substance) · uk секре́ція (act of secreting) · pt secreção (act of secreting) · ms kumuh (secreted substance) · ja 分泌物 (secreted substance) · ar مُفْرَزَة (secreted substance) · cs vyměšování (act of secreting) · de Sekretion (act of secreting) · cmn 分泌物 (secreted substance) · nn sekret (secreted substance) · mk секреција (act of secreting) · it secrezione (act of secreting) · es secreción (secreted substance) · fr sécrétion (act of secreting) · uk ви́ділення (secreted substance) · ro secrețiere (act of secreting) · sv sekret (secreted substance) · mk излачување (act of secreting) · fi erite (secreted substance) · fi eritys (act of secreting) · ca secreció (act of secreting) · pt secreção (secreted substance) · de Absonderung (secreted substance) · hu váladék (secreted substance) · tr salgı (secreted substance) · ru выделе́ние (secreted substance) · nl secretie (act of secreting) · ru секре́ция (secreted substance) · cs sekret (secreted substance) · ro secreție (secreted substance) · el έκκριση (act of secreting) · id sekret (secreted substance) · ca secreció (secreted substance) · eo sekrecio (act of secreting) · gl secreción (act of secreting) · gl secreción (secreted substance) · ro secretare (act of secreting) · nb sekret (secreted substance) · ru выделе́ние (act of secreting) · tr ifraz (act of secreting) · cs výměšek (secreted substance) · el έκκριση (secreted substance) · ar إِفْرَاز (secreted substance) · hi रिसना (act of secreting) · cs sekrece (act of secreting) · cmn 分泌 (act of secreting) · fa ترشح (act of secreting) · kmr derdan (secreted substance) · hu elválasztás (act of secreting) · bg секреция (secreted substance) · de Sekret (secreted substance) · cs vylučování (act of secreting) · mk лачење (act of secreting) · hi रिसाव (act of secreting) · da sekret (secreted substance) · id sekresi (act of secreting) · eo sekreciaĵo (secreted substance) · uk ви́ділення (act of secreting) · hi स्राव (secreted substance) · it secrezione (secreted substance) · ja 分泌 (act of secreting) · sv utsöndring (act of secreting) · grc ἰκμάς (secreted substance) · ro secreționare (act of secreting) · ar إِفْرَاز (act of secreting) · ru секре́ция (act of secreting) · sv insöndring (act of secreting) · mk секрет (secreted substance) · bg отделяне (act of secreting) · es secreción (act of secreting) · nb utskillelse (act of secreting) · ms ڤريمبيسن (act of secreting) · fr sécrétion (secreted substance) · pl wydzielina (secreted substance) · tr ifraz (secreted substance) · sv sekretion (act of secreting) · mk лачевина (secreted substance) · kmr derdan (act of secreting)

secretion en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/ (General-American)

Meanings

  1. The act of hiding something.

Forms

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secretions Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

secreting · spiriting away

Translations (6)

fi piilottaminen (act of hiding) · fi piilottelu (act of hiding) · el απόκρυψη (act of hiding) · fr mettre au secret (act of hiding) · bg укриване (act of hiding) · el συγκάλυψη (act of hiding)