Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversecretion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-secre-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Excessive secretion.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Gigantism or acromegaly — in which a tumor on the pituitary gland causes an oversecretion of growth hormone — may be the cause of his condition."

Etymology

From over- + secretion.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over

Usage

Inflected Forms

oversecretions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

oversecrete

Questions

What does oversecretion mean?: Excessive secretion.
Where does oversecretion come from?: From over- + secretion.

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