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oligosecretory

oligosecretory adjective: that produces a relatively small amount of secretion.

Adjective

oligosecretory (not comparable)

  1. That produces a relatively small amount of secretion

Origin of oligosecretory

From oligo- + secretory.

Questions about oligosecretory

What does oligosecretory mean?
Oligosecretory means that produces a relatively small amount of secretion.
What part of speech is oligosecretory?
Oligosecretory is an adjective.

Words near oligosecretory in the dictionary

  1. oligosaline
  2. oligosaprobe
  3. oligosaprobes
  4. oligosaprobic
  5. oligosarcosine
  6. oligosecretory
  7. oligosemic
  8. oligosemy
  9. oligosequence
  10. oligosequences
  11. oligosialic

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