What is another word for secretion?
180 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ sɪkɹˈiːʃən], [ sɪkɹˈiːʃən], [ s_ɪ_k_ɹ_ˈiː_ʃ_ə_n]
Secretion refers to the process of releasing fluids or substances from glands or cells. Synonyms for this term include excretion, emission, discharge, and flow. In the context of the human body, secretion can refer specifically to the release of hormones, enzymes, or other vital fluids. Other synonyms for secretion may include exudation, seepage, oozing, and leaking. Depending on the context, secretion may be considered natural, such as the release of sweat or tears, or abnormal, such as the discharge of pus from an infected wound. Understanding these synonyms can help to expand one's vocabulary and improve communication in various academic or professional settings.
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Synonyms for Secretion:
n.
• body (noun) • concealment (noun)- hide out,
- obscurations,
- cover up,
- laundromat,
- Obscuration,
- fig leaf,
- obliteration,
- occultations,
- coverup,
- Laundromats,
- hide-outs,
- hide-out,
- occultation,
- dissimulation.
- excreta,
- urine,
- waste matter,
- bodily fluid,
- excretion,
- discharge,
- aqueous material,
- humor,
- goop,
- perspiration,
- Egesta,
- goops,
- body waste,
- ordure,
- urines,
- body fluid,
- aquas,
- biological process,
- fecal matter,
- juice,
- melted material,
- aqua vitae,
- humour,
- aqua,
- organic process,
- concealment,
- sauce,
- ejaculation,
- liquid body substance.
v.
• discharge (verb)Other synonyms:
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•
- sap.
- secernment,
- lacrimal secretion,
- oozing,
- crap,
- drain,
- ecchymosis,
- discernment,
- covering,
- screening,
- release,
- Egestion,
- leak,
- Secretory,
- deception,
- stools,
- ooze,
- diaphoresis,
- invisibility,
- nectar,
- Secretions,
- fluid,
- burial,
- Concealedness,
- tears,
- extravasate,
- faeces,
- extrusion,
- transudate,
- hiding,
- hiddenness,
- sewage,
- voiding,
- leakage,
- caching,
- interment,
- dysentery,
- Secreting,
- masking,
- exhalation,
- Bloody flux,
- dropping,
- weeping,
- shit,
- pus,
- sweat,
- gum,
- Trickling,
- mystification,
- leaking,
- subterfuge,
- mucus,
- dripping,
- drip,
- discrimination,
- Eccrinology,
- Discharging,
- emptying,
- clouding,
- Emanating,
- secreta,
- excrement,
- Covertness,
- escape,
- salivation,
- emanation,
- covering up,
- lactation,
- generation,
- burying,
- excreting,
- running,
- drop,
- flux,
- uncommunicativeness,
- saliva,
- bile,
- stashing,
- dribbling,
- Obscurement,
- dismissal,
- darkening,
- Cacation,
- dejection,
- emitting,
- draining,
- seeping,
- trickle,
- lachrymal secretion,
- secrecy,
- void.
How to use "Secretion" in context?
The process of secreting is the release of substances from the body. This can take place in many different ways and can be controlled by different parts of the body. Some of the common ways that substances are released from the body include urine, feces, saliva, and sweat.
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Homophones for Secretion:
- serotine, sardinia, shorten, sardinian, serotonin, sardine, scrotum, sheridan, shire town, susurration, sourdine, short ton, sardina, scrutiny, shower down, sordino, sortition, Sir Yehudi Menuhin, sheraton, secretin, serration.
Hyponym for Secretion:
n.
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body
body fluid, humor, humour, bodily fluid, liquid body substance.
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body
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