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secretion

[si-kree-shuhn] / sɪˈkri ʃən /


NOUN
substance released
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At the same time, genes essential for normal liver function, including those involved in metabolism and protein secretion, were gradually shut down.

From Science Daily • Dec. 31, 2025

Novo’s cautious C-suite was ready to target Type 2 diabetes—an obvious choice, as GLP-1 augments insulin secretion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The EU has already defined dairy items as products coming from the "normal mammary secretion".

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

Further analysis of how SNORA73 binds with mRNA suggested that synthetic snoRNA sequences can be engineered to affect protein secretion.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

He could see some sort of thick, gluey secretion from the spider’s pincers on his torn robes.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling




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