secernent

English

Etymology

From Latin secernens.

Noun

secernent (plural secernents)

1. (archaic) That which promotes secretion.
2. (archaic, biology) A secretory vessel.

Adjective

secernent (not comparable)

1. (archaic, biology) Secreting; secretory.

References

• “secernent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• sentencer

Latin

Verb

sēcernent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of sēcernō