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secrete 1 verb (used with object), secreted, secreting. 1. to discharge, generate, or release by the process of secretion. Origin of secrete1. 1700-1710.
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emit emit. vb (tr) , emits, emitting or emitted. 1. to give or send forth; discharge: the pipe emitted a stream of water.2. to give voice to; utter: she emitted a shrill scream.ive out, give off. effuse-give out or emit (also metaphorically); The room effuses happiness. shine, reflect-be bright by reflecting or casting light; Drive carefully--the wet road reflects. spark, sparkle-emit or produce sparks; A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark.
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Occult The occult (from the Latin word occultus clandestine, hidden, secret) is knowledge of the hidden. In common English usage, occult refers to knowledge of the paranormal, as opposed to knowledge of the measurable, usually referred to as science.
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exude a [+ object] : to produce a liquid or smell that flows out slowly. 1  Pine trees exude a sticky substance. 2  The flowers exuded a sweet fragrance.
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- In cryptography, a private or secret key is an encryption/decryption key known only to the party or parties that exchange secret messages.
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- Secretin: A peptide hormone, that calls for the secretion of pancreatic juices. Produced in the S-cells in the duodenum and secreted into the blood stream. The release of secretin is triggered by the lowering of pH in the duodenum.roduced in G-cells in the gastric pits of the stomach lining and secreted into the blood stream. The release of gastrin is triggered by the presence of food in the stomach lumen especially protein.
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secrete secrete (sɪˈkriːt) vb (Physiology) (of a cell, organ, etc) to synthesize and release (a secretion) [C18: back formation from secretion] seˈcretor n secrete (sɪˈkriːt) vb (tr) to put in a hiding place [C18: variant of obsolete secret to hide away; see secret (n)]
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clandestine Use the adjective clandestine to describe something that is done in secret, like your clandestine attempts to steal your brother's Halloween candy. Clandestine, an adjective imported from Latin, describes a secret, usually illegal activity. Often these things have to do with political and spy organizations.
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Intertropical Convergence Zone In the seamen's speech the zone is referred to as the doldrums because of its erratic weather patterns with stagnant calms and violent thunderstorms. The ITCZ appears as a band of clouds, usually thunderstorms, that circle the globe near the equator.In the Northern Hemisphere, the trade winds move in a southwestern direction from the northeast, while in the Southern Hemisphere, they move northwestward from the southeast.or instance, when the ITCZ is situated north of the equator, the southeast trade wind changes to a southwest wind as it crosses the equator. The ITCZ is formed by vertical motion largely appearing as convective activity of thunderstorms driven by solar heating, which effectively draw air in; these are the trade winds.
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tears Etymology: ME, tere. a watery saline or alkaline fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands that, along with secretions from the meibomian glands and goblet cells and glands of Zeii, moisten the conjunctiva and cornea.Also called dacryon.tymology: ME, tere. a watery saline or alkaline fluid secreted by the lacrimal glands that, along with secretions from the meibomian glands and goblet cells and glands of Zeii, moisten the conjunctiva and cornea.
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Secretin stimulation test Secretin is a hormone secreted by the small intestines in the presence of partially digested food from the stomach; this hormone normally stimulates the pancreas to secrete a fluid with a high concentration of bicarbonate.
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Secrecy U.S. soldier at camp during World War II. Secrecy (also called clandestinity or furtiveness) is the practice of hiding information from certain individuals or groups who do not have the need to know, perhaps while sharing it with other individuals. That which is kept hidden is known as the secret.
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Definition of 'open secret' open secret. ( open secrets plural ) If you refer to something as anopen secret, you mean that it is supposed to be a secret, but many people know about it. n-count. It's an open secret that the security service bugged telephones.
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secret secret (comparative more secret, superlative most secret) 1  Being or kept hidden. ( 2 obsolete) Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded. ( 3 obsolete) Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive. ( 4 obsolete) Separate; distinct.
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Definitions &Translations Secretion. Secretion is the process of elaborating, releasing, and oozing chemicals, or a secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast to excretion, the substance may have a certain function, rather than being a waste product.ecretion (noun). the act of secreting; the process by which material is separated from the blood through the agency of the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the cells into new substances so as to form the various secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive fluids.
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secretion 2. material that is secreted, such as sebum (the fatty substance produced by the sebaceous glands to lubricate the skin), saliva (produced by the salivary glands), and gastric juice (secreted by specialized glands of the stomach).ne example is the fatty substance produced by the sebaceous glands to lubricate the skin. Saliva, produced by the salivary glands, and gastric juice, secreted by specialized glands of the stomach, are both used in digestion.
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- To exude is to give off small amounts, usually of liquids or gases, through small openings, such as pores. Think of how you exude sweat after a workout. Still, we frequently use the word exude to refer to anything that seems to ooze or pour forth from an object or person.
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Secretin Secretin is a hormone that regulates water homeostasis throughout the body and influences the environment of the duodenum by regulating secretions in the stomach, pancreas, and liver. It is a peptide hormone produced in the S cells of the duodenum, which are located in the intestinal glands.
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EGEST Troponyms (each of the following is one way to egest): perspire; sudate; sweat (excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin). exudate; exude; ooze; ooze out; transude (release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities).
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espionage espionage, Espionage (colloquially, spying) is the obtaining of information considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information.Spies are usually for helping agencies to unfold a secret Espionage can be committed by an individual or a spy ring (a cooperating group of spies), in the service of a government, company or operating independently.
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- (Of a cell, gland, or organ) produce and discharge (a substance): insulin is secreted in response to rising levels of glucose in the blood. More example sentences.Synonyms. 1  Melatonin, produced naturally from the amino acid tryptophan, is a hormone secreted by a gland in the brain.2  Natural interferons are a group of small proteins secreted by cells following viral infection. 3  Sweat is secreted by glands in the skin when it is necessary to lose excess heat from the body. Melatonin, produced naturally from the amino acid tryptophan, is a hormone secreted by a gland in the brain. 2  Natural interferons are a group of small proteins secreted by cells following viral infection. 3  Sweat is secreted by glands in the skin when it is necessary to lose excess heat from the body.
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- Define exude: to ooze out; to undergo diffusion; to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions — exude in a sentence to ooze out; to undergo diffusion; to cause to ooze or spread out in all directions…
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secretin [secrete + -in]. /se·cre·tin/ (se-kre´tin) a hormone secreted by the duodenal and jejunal mucosa when acid chyme enters the intestine; it stimulates secretion of pancreatic juice and, to a lesser extent, bile and intestinal secretion. hormone, formed by the epithelial cells of the duodenum under the stimulus of acid contents from the stomach, which incites secretion of pancreatic juice; used as a diagnostic aid in the diagnosis of pancreatic exocrine disease and as an adjunct in obtaining desquamated pancreatic cells for cytologic examination.
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hideverb uk ​ /haɪd/ us ​ /haɪd/ hid, hidden. B1 [ I or T ] to put something or someone in a place where that thing or person cannot be seen or found, or to put yourself somewhere where you cannot be seen or found: She used to hide her diary under her pillow. A kilo of heroin was found hidden inside the lining of the suitcase.
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How long will my partner with bipolar disorder need to take medication? A Ms. Julie A. Fast , Mental Health, answered. You may be wondering how long your partner with bipolar disorder will have to take medications. It depends. On a positive note, new medications may one day be introduced with more successful results and fewer side effects, and there may be new nonmedication treatments in the future. For now, medication use depends on your partner's type of bipolar disorder.
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Endocrine Glands Secretin. A hormone secreted by the small intestine (duodenum) in response to low pH (e.g., from stomach acid). It promotes the release of bicarbonate from the pancreas to act as a buffer.