secretion

noun
/sɪˈkriːʃ(ə)n/US

Etymology

(1646) From French sécrétion, from Latin sēcrētiō, sēcrētiōnem.

  1. derived from sēcrētiō
  2. derived from sécrétion

Definitions

  1. Any substance that is secreted by an organism.

  2. The act of secreting a substance, especially from a gland.

  3. The act of hiding something.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at secretion. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at secretion. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at secretion

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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