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Secretion vs Excreation - What's the difference?

secretion | excreation |

As nouns the difference between secretion and excreation

is that secretion is secretion while excreation is (obsolete) the act of spitting out.

secretion

English

Etymology 1

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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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    excreation

    English

    Noun

  • (obsolete) The act of spitting out.
    • (Cockeram)
    (Webster 1913)