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secretion

/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables
se-cre-tion
IPA
/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/
11
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any substance that is secreted by an organism.

Countable

noun

The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.

Uncountable

noun

The act of hiding something.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/

Usage

Inflected Forms

secretions (plural)

Derived Forms

asecretion bronchosecretion cosecretion hypersecretion hyposecretion neurosecretion nonsecretion normosecretion oversecretion parasecretion resecretion rhizosecretion

Phrases

decapitation secretion

Synonyms

secreting spiriting away secernment

Rhymes With

completion venetian deletion depletion accretion phoenician excretion grecian carburetion peloponnesian concretion rhaetian

Questions

How do you pronounce secretion?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/.
What does secretion mean?
Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
Where does secretion come from?
(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.

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