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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
secrete .
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Examples
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Sexual as well as solitary reproduction appears to be effected by two kinds of glands; one of which collects or secretes from the blood formative organic particles with appetencies to unite, and the other formative organic particles with propensities to be united.
Note VIII 1803
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- pituitary hormone called secretes FSH PGF2α, which
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- pituitary hormone called secretes FSH PGF2α, which
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It’s an exothermic reaction, so the hydrogen gas it secretes is relatively hot.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » August : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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As organic life, such as secretes limestone, is rarely developed to any extent in lake basins, limy beds are very rarely formed beneath those areas of water.
Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography Nathaniel Southgate Shaler 1873
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White fat also secretes hormones that are known to promote the growth of prostate tumors.
Drug Offers Hope in Obesity Fight Ron Winslow 2011
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Mary secretes a cache of cinnamon and nutmeg. Fading senses embrace the winter kitchens of childhood, home.
Three More for Nailpolish JP Reese 2011
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When you are highly stressed, your body secretes a hormone called cortisol.
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Adrenal masses - Benign tumors can develop within the adrenal gland, a small organ located on top of each kidney that secretes specific hormones.
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If an oyster gets an irritating object—a rock or your brother-in-law Lamar Gene—trapped within its mollusk mantle folds, it secretes nacre around it to make its existence more bearable.
Writer's Block? Get Nacreous! Con Chapman 2011
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