Definition of secrete

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Secrete (v. t.) To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as, to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self..

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Semen :: Semen (n.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals; sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids to which it owes its generative power..
Secreted :: Secreted (imp. & p. p.) of Secret.
Rosinweed :: Rosinweed (n.) A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell.
Toad :: Toad (n.) Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the genus Bufo and allied genera, especially those of the family Bufonidae. Toads are generally terrestrial in their habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that secrete an acrid fluid..
Venom :: Venom (n.) Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly, the poisonous, the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of health, and communicate by thing or stinging..
Secretive :: Secretive (a.) Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a secretive disposition..
Hide :: Hide (v. t.) To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to secrete..
Reservoir :: Reservoir (n.) A small intercellular space, often containing resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter..
Smegma :: Smegma (n.) The matter secreted by any of the sebaceous glands.
Spongoid :: Spongoblast (n.) One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or the material of the horny fibers..
Nullipore :: Nullipore (n.) A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which secrete carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of the genera Melobesia and Lithothamnion..
Synovial :: Synovia (n.) A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid..
Abscond :: Abscond (v. i.) To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor..
Nectary :: Nectary (n.) That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not. See the Illustration of Nasturtium..
Wax :: Wax (n.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants. See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable..
Wax :: Wax (n.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax. See Wax insect, below..
Honeydew :: Honeydew (n.) A sweet, saccharine substance, found on the leaves of trees and other plants in small drops, like dew. Two substances have been called by this name; one exuded from the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects, esp. aphids..
Beeswax :: Beeswax (n.) The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are constructed..
Bile :: Bile (n.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile salts, and coloring matters..
Odontoblast :: Odontoblast (n.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.
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