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secretin
nounVery low
/sɪˈkriːtɪn/A polypeptide hormone produced in the duodenum that stimulates pancreatic secretion.
secretion
nounC1
/sɪˈkriːʃən/The process by which cells, glands, or organs produce and release a substance.
secretory
adjectivenounC2
/sɪˈkriːt(ə)ri/Relating to or involved in the biological process of secretion; producing and releasing a substance from a cell or gland.
sectarian
adjectivenounC1/C2
/sekˈteə.ri.ən/Relating to or arising from rigid adherence to a particular religious sect, ideology, or group, often leading to conflict or intolerance.
sectarianism
nounC1/C2
/sekˈteə.ri.ə.nɪ.zəm/Excessive attachment to a particular sect or party, especially in religion.
sectarianize
verbverb-transitiveVery Rare (low-frequency academic/political term)
/sekˈteə.ri.ə.naɪz/to cause people or an institution to become divided along sectarian lines, especially based on religion or politics; to make something sectarian.
sectary
nounRare
/ˈsɛkt(ə)ri/A person who belongs to a religious or political sect, especially a member of a dissenting or nonconformist group.
section
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ˈsek.ʃən/Any of the parts into which something is divided or from which it is made.
section boss
nounLow (Technical/Historical)
/ˈsɛkʃən bɒs/A supervisor or foreman in charge of a specific section of a mine, railway, or construction site.
section eight
nounB2
/ˈsɛkʃn eɪt/A specific provision of a law, contract, or document, often referring to a specific numbered clause.
section gang
nounLow
/ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n ɡaŋ/A team of workers responsible for maintaining and repairing a specific stretch of railroad track.
section hand
nounC2 (Historical/Terminology)
/ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n hænd/A worker, or a group of workers, responsible for maintaining a specific section of railroad track.
section mark
nounC1-C2
/ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n ˌmɑːk/The typographical character '§', used primarily to refer to a particular numbered section of a legal document, statute, or other formal text.
sectional
adjectivenounB2
/ˈsɛkʃ(ə)nəl/Relating to a distinct part or division of something.
sectionalism
nounC2
/ˈsɛkʃ(ə)n(ə)lɪz(ə)m/Excessive or narrow-minded concern for the interests of one region or group within a country, over those of the nation as a whole.
sectionalize
verbverb-transitiveLow
/ˈsɛkʃ(ə)nəˌlʌɪz/To divide something into distinct sections or parts.
sector
nounverb-transitiveB1
/ˈsek.tər/A distinct part or area of something, often defined by economic activity, function, or geometric shape.
secular
adjectivenounC1
/ˈsɛkjʊlə/Not connected with religion or spiritual matters; relating to the physical world and worldly affairs.
secular humanism
nounC2
/ˌsɛkjʊlə ˈhjuːmənɪzəm/A life stance or philosophy that emphasizes human values and rationality, independent of religious belief or supernaturalism.
secular tertiaries
plural-nounC2
/ˈsɛkjʊlə ˈtɜːʃəriz/Lay members of a Catholic religious order (especially Franciscan, Dominican, or Carmelite) who live in the world according to a rule of life, without taking formal vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

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