secretion
n.
discharge, excretion; act of discharging or excreting; act of hiding, concealment
Secretion
secretion
Noun
1. the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
(synonym) secernment
(hypernym) organic process, biological process
(hyponym) galactosis
(derivation) secrete, release
2. a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
(hypernym) liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour
(hyponym) ganoin, ganoine
sécrétion (f)
n.
secretion, discharge
Secretion
(n.)
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.
(n.)
The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.
(n.)
Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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