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secreta

[ sĭ-krē′tə ]

n.

Substances secreted by a cell, a tissue, or an organ; the products of secretion.

Nearby words

sulfonamide, sulfonate, sulfonation, sulfone, sulfonic, secreta, sulfonium, sulfonmethane, sulfonyl, sulfonylurea, sulfosalicylic acid

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Examples from the Web for secreta

Secreta hc murmura vulgi—Those secret whisperings 10 of the populace.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
The person holding this office is styled "a secretis" by the Romans; for secrets they are accustomed to call "secreta."
History of the Wars, Books I and II (of 8)|Procopius
It implies at least the further idea of a 'secreta facultas' in the original elements.
The Roman Poets of the Republic|William Young Sellar
In December of that year the windows of the Bibliotheca secreta were begun; but during 1478 and 1479 nothing was done.
The Care of Books|John Willis Clark

Rimans secreta omnium; that is, what were intentionally kept secret; with xii.
Dderlein's Hand-book of Latin Synonymes|Ludwig Dderlein