Definition of secreting

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Secreting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Secret.

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Vitellogene :: Vitellogene (n.) A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in trematodes, turbellarians, and some other helminths..
Pituitary :: Pituitary (a.) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities..
Sclerogenous :: Sclerogenous (a.) Making or secreting a hard substance; becoming hard.
Lachrymal :: Lachrymal (a.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland..
Secretion :: Secretion (n.) The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of dutiable goods..
Membrane :: Membrane (n.) A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids..
Muciparous :: Muciparous (a.) Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin..
Mucific :: Mucific (a.) Secreting mucus.
Secernent :: Secernent (n.) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of secretion takes place; a secreting vessel..
Secreting :: Secreting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Secret.
Gland :: Gland (n.) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth..
Sebaceous :: Sebaceous (a.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals..
Aquiparous :: Aquiparous (a.) Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands.
Stamened :: Stamen (n.) The male organ of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.
Secretory :: Secretory (a.) Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves..
Ceruminous :: Ceruminous (a.) Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous glands..
Mucilaginous :: Mucilaginous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands..
Gland :: Gland (n.) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true, gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and pituitary glands, the functions of which are very imperfectly known..
Secretion :: Secretion (n.) 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. The process varies in the different glands, and hence are formed the various secretions..
Anastate :: Anastate (n.) One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm; -- opposed to katastate..
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