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secretory

American  
[si-kree-tuh-ree] / sɪˈkri tə ri /

adjective

  1. pertaining to secretion.

  2. performing the process of secretion.

noun

plural

secretories

  1. a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.

Other Word Forms

  • nonsecretory adjective

Etymology

Origin of secretory

First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory 1

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