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secretin

secretin noun: a peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity.

Noun

secretin (plural secretins)

  1. A peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity

secretin meaning in Tamil

secretin in Tamil

செக்கிரீற்றின், செக்ரிட்டின்

Forms of secretin

pluralsecretins

Origin of secretin

From secrete + -in?

Words formed from secretin

Questions about secretin

What does secretin mean?
Secretin means a peptide hormone, secreted by the duodenum, that serves to regulate its acidity.
What is secretin in Tamil?
Secretin in Tamil is செக்கிரீற்றின், செக்ரிட்டின். See Secretin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is secretin?
Secretin is a noun.
What is the plural of secretin?
The plural of secretin is secretins.

Words near secretin in the dictionary

  1. secreter
  2. secreters
  3. secretes
  4. secretest
  5. secreteth
  6. secretin
  7. secretine
  8. secretines
  9. secreting
  10. secretins
  11. secretion

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