secreteverb [ T ]
uk/sɪˈkriːt/us/sɪˈkriːt/secrete verb [ T ] (PRODUCE)
specialized biology (of animals or plants or their cells) to produce and release a liquid:
Saliva is a liquid secreted by glands in or near the mouth.
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Physical & chemical processes
- addition reaction
- adiabatic
- adsorb
- advection
- alpha decay
- degradable
- diffraction
- dissolve
- exothermic reaction
- impregnate
- processus
- redox
- refraction
- rehydrate
- saponification
- scald
- secretion
- suction
- the carbon cycle
- vaporize
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secrete verb [ T ] (HIDE)
formal to put something in a place where it is unlikely to be found:
He was arrested at the airport with a kilo of heroin secreted in his clothing.
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Hiding and disguising
- be holed up idiom
- bury
- camo
- camouflage
- cloak
- conceal
- concealment
- hit the deck idiom
- hole up (somewhere)
- illusion
- incognito
- infiltration
- obscure
- sidle
- skulk
- smokescreen
- snuck
- stash
- tuck
- veil
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