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secretolytic

secretolytic adjective: that breaks up secretions (especially phlegm).

Adjective

secretolytic (comparative more secretolytic, superlative most secretolytic)

  1. That breaks up secretions (especially phlegm)
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Noun

secretolytic (plural secretolytics)

  1. Any substance or agent of this kind.

Forms of secretolytic

Adjective
comparativemore secretolytic
superlativemost secretolytic
Noun
pluralsecretolytics

Origin of secretolytic

From secretion + -lytic.

Questions about secretolytic

What does secretolytic mean?
Secretolytic means that breaks up secretions (especially phlegm).
What part of speech is secretolytic?
Secretolytic can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near secretolytic in the dictionary

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

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