secretion

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US/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/

noun

Any substance that is secreted by an organism.

Similar
secretingspiriting awaysecernment
OriginFrench sécrétion ← Latin sēcrētiō →
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Meanings

secretion1

nounsecretion (countable and uncountable, plural secretions)

plural secretions

  1. countableAny substance that is secreted by an organism.
  2. uncountableThe act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.

secretion2

nounsecretion (plural secretions)

plural secretions

  1. The act of hiding something.

    Synonyms: secreting, spiriting away

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe act of hiding something.

Similar
secretingspiriting away

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

Similar
secernment
Broader
organic processbiological process
Also see
secernment

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinsēcrētiō
  2. Frenchsécrétion
  3. Englishsecretion

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek ἔκκρισις, ἰκμάς
  • ἔκκρισις (ékkrisis)secreted substance
  • ἰκμάς (ikmás)secreted substance
Arabic إِفْرَاز, مُفْرَزَة
  • إِفْرَاز (ʔifrāz)secreted substance
  • مُفْرَزَة (mufraza)secreted substance
  • إِفْرَاز (ʔifrāz)act of secreting
Bulgarian секреция, отделяне
  • секреция (sekrecija)secreted substance
  • отделяне (otdeljane)act of secreting
  • укриване (ukrivane)act of hiding
Catalan secreció, secreció
  • secreciósecreted substance
  • secrecióact of secreting
Chinese Mandarin 分泌物, 分泌
  • 分泌物 (fēnmìwù)secreted substance
  • 分泌 (fēnmì)act of secreting
Czech výměšek, sekret
  • výměšeksecreted substance
  • sekretsecreted substance
  • vylučováníact of secreting
  • vyměšováníact of secreting
  • sekreceact of secreting
Danish sekret
  • sekretsecreted substance
Dutch secretie
  • secretieact of secreting
Esperanto sekreciaĵo, sekrecio
  • sekreciaĵosecreted substance
  • sekrecioact of secreting
Finnish erite, eritys
  • eritesecreted substance
  • eritysact of secreting
  • piilottaminenact of hiding
  • piilotteluact of hiding
French sécrétion, sécrétion
  • sécrétionsecreted substance
  • sécrétionact of secreting
  • mettre au secretact of hiding
German Absonderung, Sekret
  • Absonderungsecreted substance
  • Sekretsecreted substance
  • Sekretionact of secreting
Greek έκκριση, έκκριση
  • έκκριση (ékkrisi)secreted substance
  • έκκριση (ékkrisi)act of secreting
  • απόκρυψη (apókrypsi)act of hiding
  • συγκάλυψη (sygkálypsi)act of hiding
Hindi स्राव, रिसना
  • स्राव (srāv)secreted substance
  • रिसना (risnā)act of secreting
  • रिसाव (risāv)act of secreting
Hungarian váladék, elválasztás
  • váladéksecreted substance
  • elválasztásact of secreting
Indonesian sekret, sekresi
  • sekretsecreted substance
  • sekresiact of secreting
Italian secrezione, secrezione
  • secrezionesecreted substance
  • secrezioneact of secreting
Japanese 分泌物, 分泌
  • 分泌物secreted substance
  • 分泌act of secreting
Malay kumuh, ڤريمبيسن
  • kumuhsecreted substance
  • ڤريمبيسن (perémbésan)act of secreting
Norwegian Bokmål sekret, utskillelse
  • sekretsecreted substance
  • utskillelseact of secreting
Persian ترشح
  • ترشح (taraššoh)act of secreting
Polish wydzielina
  • wydzielinasecreted substance
Portuguese secreção, secreção
  • secreçãosecreted substance
  • secreçãoact of secreting
Romanian secreție, secretare
  • secrețiesecreted substance
  • secretareact of secreting
  • secreționareact of secreting
  • secrețiereact of secreting
Russian выделе́ние, секре́ция
  • выделе́ние (vydelénije)secreted substance
  • секре́ция (sekrécija)secreted substance
  • выделе́ние (vydelénije)act of secreting
  • секре́ция (sekrécija)act of secreting
Spanish secreción, secreción
  • secreciónsecreted substance
  • secreciónact of secreting
Swedish sekret, sekretion
  • sekretsecreted substance
  • sekretionact of secreting
  • utsöndringact of secreting
  • insöndringact of secreting
Turkish salgı, ifraz
  • salgısecreted substance
  • ifrazsecreted substance
  • ifrazact of secreting
Ukrainian ви́ділення, ви́ділення
  • ви́ділення (výdilennja)secreted substance
  • ви́ділення (výdilennja)act of secreting
  • секре́ція (sekrécija)act of secreting

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with secretion

completiondeletionvenetianexcretionaccretionGrecianPhoenicianPeloponnesianundeletionconcretionbicompletionhyperdepletionLutetianoligarchic accretionRhaetian
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Anagrams

resectiontricoseneisocentre
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APA

secretion. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secretion

MLA

“secretion.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secretion. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “secretion,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/secretion.

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