Secretion
[sɪ'kriːʃ(ə)n] or [sɪ'kriʃən]
Definition
(noun.) a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell.
(noun.) the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance.
Edited by Francine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods.
(n.) The act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions.
(n.) Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated and emitted, as the gastric juice.
Inputed by Cecile
Examples
- Tears are scientifically described as a Secretion. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I can understand that a secretion may be healthy or unhealthy, but I cannot see the interest of a secretion from a sentimental point of view. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Moreover, many bees have to remain idle for many days during the process of secretion. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Louis thinks they were accompanied by an increased secretion of tears. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Secretion, digestion, absorption of food, and the removal of waste matters are hindered. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- At this point Louis thinks the secretions appeared again. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Perhaps my own secretions being all wrong together, I am a little prejudiced on the subject. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
Edited by Ethelred