secernment

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noun

The act or process of secerning (secreting).

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secretiondiscrimination
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Meanings

nounsecernment (countable and uncountable, plural secernments)

plural secernments

  1. archaiccountableuncountablemedicineThe act or process of secerning (secreting).
  2. archaiccountableuncountablesecretion, something secreted

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

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secretion
Broader
organic processbiological process

nounthe cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

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discrimination
Broader
basic cognitive process
Also see
discriminationsecretion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From secern + -ment.

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APA

secernment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secernment

MLA

“secernment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secernment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secernment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secernment.

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