secretion
nounHow many syllables in secretion?
There are 3 syllables in the word secretion.How to pronounce secretion:
Definition of secretion:
- secretion (noun):
- the process involved in producing and releasing such a substance
- the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance.
- the process of segregating, elaborating, and releasing some material either functionally specialized (such as saliva) or isolated for excretion (such as urine)
Synonyms for secretion:
biological process
burial
burying
caching
concealment
discharge
emission
entombment
excretion
extravasation
exudation
hiding
hypersecretion
interment
organic process
salivation
secernment
stashing
Antonyms for secretion:
display
exhibition
exposure
parading
showing
uncovering
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- scuppernong
- screwdriver
- scraggedly
- scorpion
- schutzstaffel
- schrodinger
- schadenfreude
- scavenging
- scarcity
- scandalous
- scandalised
- scallion
- sawyer
- savouring
- sausages
- sauerkraut
- satya
- satiation
- sapphira
- sapota
- santino
- santana
- saniya
- sangria
- samiyah
- samia
- salvador
- sahibah
- sadventure
- sadistic
- sadhana
- sadducees
- sabotaged
- rustiest
- ruminants
- ruefulness
- rubicon
- royally
- roughages
- rotator
- rotating
- rosary
- roquette
- ropeable
- roistering
- rodriguez
- rockiest
- roberta
- riveted
- riverly
- … more
Syllable Fun Fact
In English, certain prefixes and suffixes, when added to a base word, can change its syllable count, as with 'happy' (2 syllables) becoming 'unhappiness' (4 syllables).
You, too, can become a syllable pro and wow your friends, family, and pets!