The act of hiding something.
Used in a Sentence
secretions
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for secretions.
Editorial note
CF results in thick lung secretions that can't be expelled, which leads to lung infections and lung damage.
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Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
The act of hiding something.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of secretions gathered in one view.
(countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
(uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for secretions.
noun
The act of hiding something.
noun
(countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
noun
(uncountable) The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.
Example sentences
CF results in thick lung secretions that can't be expelled, which leads to lung infections and lung damage.
We can monitor the wound and its secretions, can cover exposed tendons and bones without immediate doing microsurgical flaps.
Bacterial populations will transmit information via chemical secretions, and coordinate in similar ways (slime molds).
Note: We have done research into melatonin levels, but there are other pineal secretions that are probably affected the same way.
A number of of animals build nests, piece by piece in the fashion of a human rather than purely through biological secretions.
Historically, didn't we use things like hippo fat and secretions of various flowering plants to ward off the mosquito?
One serious concern I have with polyphasic sleep is the suppression of pineal gland secretions like melatonin from exposure to blue/green light.
One potential downside, depending on how fastidious you are: they constantly leave scent marks everywhere, by depositing tiny drops of urine and rubbing fatty secretions from their sides on things.
I give Acetaminophen/Paracetamol/Tylenol for pain, and a mucogenic (Guifanesin or the much better Mucosolvan/Ambroxol if I can get it from Europe) to thin out the mucus secretions.
> The Two Day Method is a method in which a woman asks herself if she noticed any cervical secretions today or yesterday.
(iii) Ingested fluids dilute the stomach secretions, thus hindering the digestion process.
Most of the 8 years or so I lived there I was a smoker, so dodgy nasal secretions and hacking up crap were going to happen one way or another.
Quote examples
They could fix the fatty acid ratios by "feeding" the meat with algae secretions.
While almond milk is an incomplete substitute for bovine mammary secretions, it is so much closer than candy corn that it has been used as a substitute for the last 800 or so years, and shared the "milk"-ness in the name before we had an English language: The word “milk” has been used since around 1200 AD to refer to plant juices.
"By testing crazy ant secretions, the researchers found that the life-saving substance was actually formic acid from the crazy ants’ own venom." That quote reminded me of "The Ant" by Ogden Nash, which ends: Would you be calm and placid If you were full of formic acid?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use secretions in a sentence?
CF results in thick lung secretions that can't be expelled, which leads to lung infections and lung damage.
What does secretions mean?
The act of hiding something.
What part of speech is secretions?
secretions is commonly used as noun.