secretory

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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɪˈkɹiːt(ə)ɹiː/

Adjective

secretory (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.

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Noun

secretory (plural secretories)

  1. That which secretes.
    • 1877, Transactions of the American Dental Association:
      As has been very justly remarked, we cannot properly regard these cells as secretories.

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