secrete

Pronunciation

• enPR: sĭkrētʹ, IPA ^(key): /sɪˈkriːt/

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Verb

Plain form secrete

Third-person singular secretes

Past tense secreted

Past participle secreted

Present participle secreting

1. (physiology) If something secretes a substance, it produces and discharges it.

   Insulin is secreted by the pancreas in response to increasing levels of glucose in the blood.

Related words

• secretion