Definition of EXCRETION

excretion

Meanings

Plural: excretions

Noun

  • the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  • waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
  • The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
  • Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Synonyms

body waste, elimination, evacuation, excrement, excreta, excreting, excretory product, excretum, voiding

Scrabble Score: 18

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Words With Friends Score: 20

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