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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

secretor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.15 in modern English

Syllables
se-cre-tor
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid).

noun

A person who secretes comparatively large quantities of blood-group antigens in their bodily fluids.

noun

A cell, tissue, or organ (such as a gland) that produces a bodily secretion.

Etymology

From secrete + -or.

Inflected Forms

secretors (plural) secreter (alternative)

Derived Forms

hypersecretor

Synonyms

gland secretory organ secreter

Antonyms

nonsecretor

Questions

What does secretor mean?
A person who or animal that secretes (emits a bodily fluid).
Where does secretor come from?
From secrete + -or.

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