• Secretion

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -iːʃən

    Origin 1

    1646 Borrowing from fr sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.

    Full definition of secretion

    Noun

    secretion

    (countable and uncountable; plural secretions)
    1. (countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism
    2. (uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

    Origin 2

    Noun

    secretion

    (plural secretions)
    1. the act of hiding something
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