secretory

[ si-kree-tuh-ree ]

adjective
  1. pertaining to secretion.

  2. performing the process of secretion.

noun,plural se·cre·to·ries.
  1. a secretory organ, vessel, or the like.

Origin of secretory

1
First recorded in 1685–95; secret(ion) + -ory1

Other words from secretory

  • non·se·cre·to·ry, adjective, noun, plural non·se·cre·to·ries.

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British Dictionary definitions for secretory

secretory

/ (sɪˈkriːtərɪ) /


adjective
  1. of, relating to, or producing a secretion: a secretory cell; secretory function

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