Synonyms & related words for secretion

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of secretion — including secreting, excretion, exudation, transudate, transudation. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to secretion

Explore words related to secretion — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include secretory, autacoid, eccrinology, secreted, incretion, secretor, enterogastrone, mucin. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for secretion

Common synonyms for secretion include secreting, excretion, exudation, transudate, transudation — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does secretion come from?

The word secretion breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root cret-, from Latin cerno (“separate, sift”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.