secreted
Tucked from view
Secreted is the past tense of two different verbs.
To secrete is to produce and release a substance from cells or glands: The pancreas secretes insulin.
Separately, to secrete means to hide or conceal something: She secreted the documents in a hollow book.
Context usually makes clear which meaning applies.
Discharged slowly outward
- oozedFlowed out slowly
- releasedSet free from confinement
- dischargedOfficially let go
- excretedDischarged from body
emitted · produced · expelled · expressed · seeped · leaked · dripped · perspired
Made invisible deliberately
- stashedStored in concealment
- cachedStored in hiding
- buriedPlaced beneath earth
- tuckedFolded or pushed in
hidden · obscured · veiled · shrouded · cloaked · camouflaged · disguised · masked
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
- testosteroneChief male sex hormone
adrenaline · cortisol · melatonin · serotonin · pheromones · endocrine · exocrine · thyroid
Concealed from authorities
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
- covertIntentionally concealed
undercover · cloak-and-dagger · smuggled · spirited away · slipped · planted · passed · deposited
exuded
Discharged slowly outward
- oozedFlowed out slowly
- releasedSet free from confinement
- dischargedOfficially let go
excreted · emitted · produced · expelled · expressed · seeped · leaked · dripped · perspired · sweated
concealed
Made invisible deliberately
tucked · hidden · obscured · veiled · shrouded · cloaked · camouflaged · disguised · masked · enshrouded
hormones
Bloodstream signaling molecules
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- insulinPancreatic glucose-regulating hormone
- estrogenFemale reproductive hormone
testosterone · adrenaline · cortisol · melatonin · serotonin · pheromones · endocrine · exocrine · thyroid · pituitary
clandestine
Concealed from authorities
- surreptitiousDone secretly, avoiding detection
- furtiveSecretive and sly
- stealthySecretly cautious in movement
covert · undercover · cloak-and-dagger · smuggled · spirited away · slipped · planted · passed · deposited · transferred
pus
Infected tissue fluid
- exudateInflammatory vessel leakage
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- drainageLiquid removal system
suppuration · effusion · seepage · ooze · purulent · serous · mucous · sanguineous · infected · wound
- molecular statesphosphorylated, methylated, acetylated, oxidized, reduced
secretedabsorbed
Took in fully
reabsorbed · retained · withheld · assimilated · taken in
- top secretHighest classification level
- secret agentClandestine government operative
- secret codeEncrypted communication system
- dark secretConcealed shameful knowledge
- dirty secretConcealed shameful information
- open secretKnown fact nobody admits
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