SECRETORY

secretory

(adjective) of or relating to or producing a secretion; “a secretory cell”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

secretory (not comparable)

Of, pertaining to, or used in secretion.

Noun

secretory (plural secretories)

That which secretes.

Anagrams

• orycteres

Source: Wiktionary


Se*cre"to*ry, a. Etym: [Cf. F. sécrétoire. See Secrete.] (Physiol.)

Definition: Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves.

– n.

Definition: A secretory vessel; a secernent.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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