Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The process or act of separating or secreting; secretion.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Physiol.) The act or process of secreting.

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  • noun physiology The act or process of secreting.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
  • noun the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished

Etymologies

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secern +‎ -ment

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Examples

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