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- Relating to a secondary color.
- Relating to or derived from either of the lateral meristems (the cork cambium or the vascular cambium ) of vascular plants. For example, secondary xylem in a stem is produced by the vascular cambium, as opposed to primary xylem produced by the apical meristem during the original growth of the stem from a seedling. See also secondary growth.
- a. Relating to or having a carbon atom that is attached to two other carbon atoms in a molecule.b. Relating to an organic molecule, such as an alcohol, in which the functional group is attached to a secondary carbon.
- Relating to a medical condition that arises as a result of another disorder, disease process, or injury. Compare primary, tertiary.
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