SECERNMENT

discrimination, secernment

(noun) the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

secretion, secernment

(noun) the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

secernment (countable and uncountable, plural secernments)

(physiology) The act or process of secreting.

Source: Wiktionary


Se*cern"ment, n. (Physiol.)

Definition: The act or process of secreting.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 October 2024

DATELESS

(adjective) of such great duration as to preclude the possibility of being assigned a date; “dateless customs”


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Coffee Trivia

Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.

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