"secretage" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: French Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|-}} French Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} secretage (uncountable)
  1. A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs. Tags: uncountable

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