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secretolysis

secretolysis noun: the breaking up of secretions.

Noun

secretolysis (uncountable)

  1. The breaking up of secretions.

Origin of secretolysis

From secrete + -o- + -lysis.

Questions about secretolysis

What does secretolysis mean?
Secretolysis means the breaking up of secretions.
What part of speech is secretolysis?
Secretolysis is a noun.

Words near secretolysis in the dictionary

  1. secretogogue
  2. secretogogues
  3. secretogranin
  4. secretogranins
  5. secretoinhibitory
  6. secretolysis
  7. secretolytic
  8. secretolytically
  9. secretolytics
  10. secretomal
  11. secretome

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