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secretage

secretage noun: a process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.

Noun

secretage (uncountable)

  1. A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.
    • This defect in the straight filaments he supposed to be removed by secretage, or the application of a solution of nitrate of mercury to the tips of the fur on the skin , which caused these to curl1836, Andrew Ure, The Cotton Manufacture of Great Britain
    Synonyms:
    carroting

Synonyms of secretage

Origin of secretage

From French secrétage, from secréter + -age.

Questions about secretage

What does secretage mean?
Secretage means a process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.
What part of speech is secretage?
Secretage is a noun.

Words near secretage in the dictionary

  1. secret vice
  2. secret-sacred
  3. secreta
  4. secretability
  5. secretable
  6. secretage
  7. secretagogin
  8. secretagogue
  9. secretagogues
  10. secretaire
  11. secretaires

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