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Secreted vs Secretion - What's the difference?

secreted | secretion |

As a verb secreted

is past tense of secret.

As a noun secretion is

any substance that is secreted by an organism.

secreted

English

Etymology 1

From (secret)

Alternative forms

* secretted

Verb

(head)
  • (US) (secret)

    • Etymology 2

    From (secrete)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (secrete)

    • Anagrams

    * English heteronyms

    secretion

    English

    Etymology 1

    .

    Noun

  • (label) any substance that is secreted by an organism
  • (label) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • the act of hiding something

    • Anagrams

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