secretin
— Noun
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~ a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of water and bicarbonate from the pancreas and bile ducts whenever the stomach empties too much acid into the small intestine
secretion
— Noun
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~ the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance
secretion
— Noun
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~ a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
secretive
— Adjective
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~ inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it"
secretiveness
— Noun
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~ the trait of keeping things secret
secretiveness
— Noun
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~ characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
secretor
— Noun
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~ any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
secretory organ
— Noun
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~ any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
secretory phase
— Noun
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~ the second half of the menstrual cycle after ovulation; the corpus luteum secretes progesterone which prepares the endometrium for the implantation of an embryo; if fertilization does not occur then menstrual flow begins
secretory
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or producing a secretion; "a secretory cell"
sect
— Noun
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~ a subdivision of a larger religious group
sectarian
— Noun
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~ a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
sectarian
— Adjective
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~ of or relating to or characteristic of a sect or sects; "sectarian differences"
sectarian
— Adjective
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~ belonging to or characteristic of a sect; "a sectarian mind"; "the negations of sectarian ideology"- Sidney Hook; "sectarian squabbles in psychology"
sectarianism
— Noun
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~ a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism"
sectarist
— Noun
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~ a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
sectary
— Noun
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~ a member of a sect; "most sectarians are intolerant of the views of any other sect"
section gang
— Noun
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~ a work crew assigned to a section of a railroad
section
— Noun
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~ a division of an orchestra containing all instruments of the same class