secretion vs endocrine

endocrine vs secretion

secretion and endocrine both are nouns.

secretion is not an adjective while endocrine is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
secretion	Yes	No	No	No
endocrine	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, endocrine is a hyponym of secretion; that is, endocrine is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than secretion:

secretion: a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
endocrine: the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect

Other hyponyms of secretion include ganoin, ganoine, lachrymal secretion, lacrimal secretion, perspiration, sudor, sweat, hormone, internal secretion, intestinal juice, autacoid, autocoid, synovia, synovial fluid, mucous secretion, mucus, saliva, spit, spittle, sebum, royal jelly, musk, nectar, pheromone, antifertilizin, honeydew.

secretion (noun)	endocrine (noun)
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell	the secretion of an endocrine gland that is transmitted by the blood to the tissue on which it has a specific effect
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some substance	any of the glands of the endocrine system that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream

secretion (adjective)	endocrine (adjective)
	of or belonging to endocrine glands or their secretions

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