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Synonyms for secretion
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : si-kree-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪˈkri ʃən |
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Définition of secretion
Origin :- 1640s, "act of secreting;" 1732, "that which is secreted," from French sécrétion, from Latin secretionem (nominative secretio) "a dividing, separation," noun of action from past participle stem of secernere "to separate, set apart" (see secret (n.)).
- noun discharge
- noun substance released
- Quietness promotes the secretion of fat in animals and increases the butter.
- Extract from : « Cattle and Their Diseases » by Robert Jennings
- Reservoir: a case or cavity for the storage of any fluid or secretion.
- Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith
- A part, or organ, that has the power of making a secretion, peculiar to itself.
- Extract from : « A Handbook of Health » by Woods Hutchinson
- Age lessens the secretion of milk, as has been already mentioned.
- Extract from : « The Physical Life of Woman: » by Dr. George H Napheys
- The most natural question at this point is—What becomes of this secretion?
- Extract from : « The Biology, Physiology and Sociology of Reproduction » by Winfield S. Hall
- The natural was made from a black earth, or from the secretion of the cuttle-fish, sepia.
- Extract from : « Museum of Antiquity » by L. W. Yaggy
- Can you find where the secretion that causes the odor is produced?
- Extract from : « An Elementary Study of Insects » by Leonard Haseman
- Wisdom comes not from others; it is a secretion of experience.
- Extract from : « 21 » by Frank Crane
- The latter has the advantage of increasing the secretion of the kidneys.
- Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
- The secretion or excretion of glands may be augmented or diminished.
- Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
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