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Secrete
Secretion is the movement of material from one point to another, e.g. secreted chemical substance from a cell or gland. In contrast, excretion, is the removal of certain substances or waste products from a cell or organism. The classical mechanism of cell secretion is via secretory portals at the cell plasma membrane called porosomes. Porosomes are permanent cup-shaped lipoprotein structure at the cell plasma membrane, where secretory vesicles transiently dock and fuse to release intra-vesicular contents from the cell.
Secretion in bacterial species means the transport or translocation of effector molecules for example: proteins, enzymes or toxins (such as cholera toxin in pathogenic bacteria for example Vibrio cholerae) from across the interior (cytoplasm or cytosol) of a bacterial cell to its exterior. Secretion is a very important mechanism in bacterial functioning and operation in their natural surrounding environment for adaptation and survival.
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Secrete (adjective)
separated
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Secrete (verb)
To extract a substance from blood, sap, or similar to produce and emit waste for excretion or for the fulfilling of a physiological function.
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Secrete (verb)
figurative uses
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Secrete (verb)
To conceal.
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Secrete (verb)
to steal.
“The royal jewels were secreted away in the middle of the night, sub rosa.”
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Secret (noun)
Knowledge that is hidden and intended to be kept hidden. from later 14th c.
“Can you keep a secret? So can I.”
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Secret (noun)
Something not understood or known.
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Secret (noun)
The genital organs.
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Secret (adjective)
Being or kept hidden. from late 14th c.
“We went down a secret passage.”
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Secret (adjective)
Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in retirement or secrecy; secluded.
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Secret (adjective)
Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray confidence; secretive, separate, apart.
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Secret (adjective)
Separate; distinct.
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Secret (verb)
To make or keep secret. from late 16th c.
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Secret (verb)
To hide secretly.
“He was so scared for his safety he secreted arms around the house.”
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Secret (adjective)
not known or seen or not meant to be known or seen by others
“how did you guess I’d got a secret plan?”
“the resupply effort was probably kept secret from Congress”
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Secret (adjective)
not meant to be known as such by others
“a secret drinker”
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Secret (adjective)
fond of or good at keeping things about oneself unknown
“he can be the most secret man”
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Secret (noun)
something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others
“a state secret”
“at first I tried to keep it a secret from my wife”
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Secret (noun)
something that is not properly understood; a mystery
“I’m not trying to explain the secrets of the universe in this book”
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Secret (noun)
a valid but not commonly known or recognized method of achieving or maintaining something
“the secret of a happy marriage is compromise”
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Secret (noun)
a prayer said by the priest in a low voice after the offertory in a Roman Catholic Mass.