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secrete
1[ si-kreet ]
verb (used with object)
- to discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion.
secrete
2[ si-kreet ]
verb (used with object)
- to place out of sight; hide; conceal:
squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk.
Synonyms: , ,
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3[ suh-kret ]
noun
- a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat.
secrete
1/ ɪˈː /
verb
- (of a cell, organ, etc) to synthesize and release (a secretion)
secrete
2/ ɪˈː /
verb
- tr to put in a hiding place
secrete
- To produce and discharge a substance, especially from the cells of specialized glands. For example, the islets of Langerhans in the pancreas secrete the hormone insulin.
Derived Forms
- ˈٴǰ, noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of secrete1
Origin of secrete2
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Example Sentences
Hairs covering the stems, leaves and flowers have glands that secrete a sticky substance containing prenylated phenols, which cause an itchy rash, according to Lewis.
They pulled out the skull that authorities said they had secreted inside a jacket in their carry-on luggage.
"It can be thrown over the wall, it can be brought in by visitors - secreted in their bodily orifices - or in children's nappies… staff corruption is an issue in many prisons," he added.
The team also identified several genes that help regulate EV-DNA packaging, and found that when one of these, APAF1, was absent, the amount of EV-DNA secreted by tumor cells was sharply reduced.
Beta cells are isolated from a donor pancreas, purified and delivered to the patient's liver, where they can take up residence and begin secreting insulin.
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