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noun
The act or process of secerning (secreting).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
secretion, something secreted
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
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noun
the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: discrimination
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: basic cognitive process
Narrower terms: differentiation, distinction, individualization, individualisation, individuation, taste, appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness
noun
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: secretion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: organic process, biological process
Narrower terms: galactosis, hypersecretion, salivation
History
From secern + -ment.
