excretion
NounUS[ik-skree-shuhn]/ɪkˈskriʃən/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (2)
- the bodily process of discharging waste matterSynonyms: eliminationevacuationexcretingvoidingType of discharge, emissionKinds defecation, incontinence, micturition
- waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the bodySynonyms: body wasteexcretaexcrementexcretory productType of waste, waste materialKinds human waste, urine, vomit, guano, fecal matter, wormcast, fecula
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Ex·cre′tion noun
Origin: Cf. F. excrétion.
1. The act of excreting.
To promote secretion and excretion.— Jonathan Pereira
2. That which is excreted; excrement. Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54