secretion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

noun the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
noun a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell

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

Tears are scientifically described as a Secretion. — The Woman in White, Wilkie Collins
With each passing year the mollusk’s secretions added new concentric layers. — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne
Each year the secretions of the mollusc would add new concentric circles. — Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne

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