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eccrine.

Pertaining to a sweat gland.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɛk.ɹɪn/US/ˈɛk.ɹaɪn/US/ˈɛk.ɹin/US
  1. Pertaining to a sweat gland.

    not-comparable
  2. Pertaining to sweat.

    not-comparable
  3. Exocrine.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek, “out of”) and κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

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