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secretionary

  • a word derived from secretion.
    secretion
    noun
    (in a cell or gland) the act or process of separating, elaborating, and releasing a substance that fulfills some function within the organism or undergoes excretion.

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Test: the secretionary covering of Coccidae, and especially such as are waxy, horny or glassy.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith