n.
Pronunciation: ' a-p ə -kr ə n, - ˌ kr ī n, - ˌ kr ē n
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary apo- + Greek krinein to separate ― more at CERTAIN
Date: 1926
: producing a fluid secretion by pinching off one end of the secretory cell while leaving the rest intact <an apocrine gland> also : produced by an apocrine gland