secernment

DEFINITIONS OF: secernment

Types:: show 4 types...; hide 4 types...; galactosis
the secretion of milk; hypersecretion
excessive secretion; salivation
the secretion of saliva; ptyalism
excessive flow of saliva

Type of:: biological process, organic process
a process occurring in living organisms

Types:: show 10 types...; hide 10 types...; differentiation, distinction
a discrimination between things as different and distinct; individualisation, individualization, individuation
discriminating the individual from the generic group or species; appreciation, discernment, perceptiveness, taste
delicate discrimination (especially of aesthetic values); contradistinction
a distinction drawn on the basis of contrast; contrast, demarcation, dividing line, line
a conceptual separation or distinction; hairsplitting, word-splitting
making too fine distinctions of little importance; connoisseurship, vertu, virtu
love of or taste for fine objects of art; style, trend, vogue
the popular taste at a given time; delicacy, discretion
refined taste; tact; culture
the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

Type of:: basic cognitive process
cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

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