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secretes

se·crete
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [si-kreet]
    • /sɪˈkrit/
    • /sɪˈkriːt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [si-kreet]
    • /sɪˈkrit/

Definitions of secretes word

  • verb with object secretes to place out of sight; hide; conceal: squirrels secreting nuts in a hollow tree trunk. 1
  • noun secretes a steel skullcap of the 17th century, worn under a soft hat. 1
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Origin of secretes

First appearance:

before 1700
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1700-10; back formation from secretion

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Parts of speech for Secretes

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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secretes popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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    a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates.

  • pancreas

    a gland, situated near the stomach, that secretes a digestive fluid into the intestine through one or more ducts and also secretes the hormone insulin.

  • b cell

    Also called B lymphocyte. a type of lymphocyte, developed in bone marrow, that circulates in the blood and lymph and, upon encountering a particular foreign antigen, differentiates into a clone of plasma cells that secrete a specific antibody and a clone of memory cells that make the antibody on subsequent encounters.

  • clitellum

    a thickened saddle-like region of epidermis in earthworms and leeches whose secretions bind copulating worms together and later form a cocoon around the eggs

  • coral

    Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery.

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