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se·cre·to·ry | \ ˈsē-krə-ˌtȯr-ē 
, especially British si-ˈkrē-t(ə-)rē \
, especially British si-ˈkrē-t(ə-)rē \Definition of secretory
: of, relating to, or promoting secretion also : produced by secretion
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The first known use of secretory was in 1692
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