secernment
(sɪˈsɜːnmənt)
[f. secern v. + -ment.]
1. Phys. The action of secerning or secreting.
| 1822–29 Good's Study Med. (ed. 3) II. 310 The globules are produced while it lies on the surface of the sore, usually..in about fifteen minutes after its secernment. 1835 Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xviii. 268 The means..for rejecting from the body the residuum after the secernment..of the finer life-supporting products. |
2. Separation.
| 1894 Yellow Bk. I. 72 With the universal use of cosmetics and the consequent secernment of soul and surface. |