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secretion noun

  /sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/
  • (uncountable) the act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland
 Sekretion
  • (countable) any substance that is secreted by an organism
 Sekret, Absonderung

secret noun

  /ˈsiː.kɹət/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɛt/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/
  • (countable) A piece of knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 Geheimnis, geheim

secret adjective

  /ˈsiː.kɹət/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɛt/ , /ˈsiː.kɹɪt/
  • Being or kept hidden. [from late 14th c.]
 geheim, Geheimnis

secrete verb

  /səˈkɹiːt/ , /sɪˈkɹiːt/
absondern, ausscheiden, aussondern, sezernieren

secretive adjective

  /ˈsiːkɹətɪv/ , /ˈsiːkɹɪtɪv/
  • Having an inclination to secrecy.
 verschlossen, heimlichtuerisch

secretiveness noun

  • The state or characteristic of being secretive.
 Geheimniskrämerei, Geheimnistuerei
glandular secretion
Drüsensekret
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