HOLOCRINE


Meaning of HOLOCRINE in English

/hol"euh krin, -kruyn', hoh"leuh-/ , adj.

1. (of a gland) releasing a secretion that is a product of disintegrating cells.

2. (of a secretion) released by such a gland.

[ 1900-05; HOLO- + -crine krínein to separate ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .