Definitions for eccrine
eccrine
ec·crine
Spelling: [ek-rin, -rahyn, -reen]
IPA: /ˈɛk rɪn, -raɪn, -rin/
Eccrine is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.
You can make 84 anagrams from letters in eccrine (cceeinr).
Definitions for eccrine
adjective
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of or relating to certain sweat glands, distributed over the entire body, that secrete a type of sweat important for regulating body heat (distinguished from apocrine).
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of or relating to secretions of these glands:
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exocrine.
Origin of eccrine
1925-30; Greek ekkrī́nein to secrete (see eccrinology), as if with -ine1; cf. apocrine,