Topic: BIOLOGY
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| Date: | 1600-1700 |
| Language: | French |
| Origin: | sécrétion, from Latin secretio 'separation', from secretus; SECRET1 |
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se‧cre‧tion
a) [uncountable and countable]HB a substance, usually liquid, produced by part of a plant or animal : These secretions are used by the caterpillar as a defence.
These secretions are used by the caterpillar as a defence.b) [uncountable]HB the production of this substance : the secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland
the secretion of hormones by the pituitary gland