Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SECERNENT
Etymology
Noun
secernent (plural secernents)
That which promotes secretion.
(anatomy) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.
Adjective
secernent (not comparable)
(biology) Secreting; secretory.
Anagrams
• sentencer
Source: Wiktionary
Se*cern"ent, a. Etym: [L. secernens, p.pr.] (Physiol.)
Definition: Secreting; secretory.
Se*cern"ent, n.
1. That which promotes secretion.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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