secrete
pronunciation
How to pronounce secrete in British English:
UK [sɪˈkriːt]
How to pronounce secrete in American English:
US [sɪˈkriːt]
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- Verb:
- generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids
- place out of sight; keep secret
Word Origin
- secrete (v.)
- 1707, back-formation from secretion. Related: Secreted; secretes; secreting.
Example
- 1. Sebaceous glands secrete oil-like sebum for lubricating the hair and skin .
- 2. The bacteria secrete the alkanes , which can then by easily collected and used as a fuel .
- 3. Because if a skeeter can 't secrete , its next supper could be its last .
- 4. Your stomach cells secrete hydrochloric acid , a corrosive compound used to treat metals in the industrial world .
- 5. Many bacteria secrete ahls , and simultaneously absorb them from their surroundings .