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Meaning of secretage | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.

uncountable

Equivalents

Français secrétage

Examples

“This defect in the straight filaments he supposed to be removed by secretage, or the application of a solution of nitrate of mercury to the tips of the fur on the skin , which caused these to curl”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

secretagogin secretagogue secretaire Secretan's syndrome secretaress Secretarial