nonsecretor
Upper-Intermediate (B2)
IPA: //nɒnˈsiːkətər//
KK: /nɑnˈsikɪtər/
noun
Definition
A person with blood type A, B, or AB who does not release the specific antigens of these blood types into their bodily fluids, such as saliva.
Example
As a nonsecretor, she does not have the blood group antigens in her saliva.
Conversation
Did you know that some people are classified as nonsecretors when it comes to blood types?
Really? I had no idea what that meant.
Yeah, it just means they don't secrete their blood type antigens in their saliva.
That's interesting! I wonder how that affects their health.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
nondonor
nonproducer
nonsecretor
Antonyms
secretor
donor
producer
Root Explanation
Nonsecretor → It is formed from "non-" (meaning not) and "secretor" (from Latin "secretus", meaning to separate or set apart). The word refers to someone who does not secrete or produce certain substances, particularly in a biological context.
Memory Tip
Think of 'not' ('non-') producing or 'setting apart' ('secretus') certain substances — that's why a nonsecretor is someone who does not secrete.
Visually Confused Words
secretor
endosecretory
noncreditor
consecrator
secretory
concretor