secrete

In a sentence

Six example sentences with secrete, each labelled with its topic.

• Certain deep-sea bacteria secrete a protein that stays liquid at temperatures which would freeze the fluid inside ordinary cells.

  Science

• Mangrove leaves secrete surplus salt onto their upper surface, where wind and rain carry it away before damage occurs.

  Environment

• The pancreas begins to secrete insulin within minutes of a meal, long before blood sugar finishes rising.

  Medicine

• On a hot run the skin's glands secrete nearly a liter of sweat an hour, which is why the bottle empties so fast.

  Fitness

• Under stress the adrenal glands secrete adrenaline, which is why exam nerves show up as a racing heart and shaky hands.

  Psychology

• Tiny glands in the lemon's peel secrete a fragrant oil, which sprays out in a fine mist when the zest is twisted.

  Cooking

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More Academic words

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• confound
• underlie
• enormity
• aberrant
• links
• stipulate
• constraining
• maximising
• deriving
• cogent
• precipitate