excretion
excretion · excretions
выделение, экскреция
Ausscheidung, Exkretion
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially…The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
UK/ɪkˈskɹiːʃən/US/ɪkˈskɹiʃən/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
Ausscheidung, Exkretion
выделе́ниеvydelénije, экскре́цияekskrécija
(countable, uncountable)Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.
waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
process of removing from the body:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
process of removing from the body:
Origin
Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excBorrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.
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Forms
plural: excretions| Singular | excretion |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonymsexcrementexcretum
Close in meaning
- waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body:body wasteexcretaexcrementexcretory product
- the bodily process of discharging waste matter:eliminationevacuationexcretingvoiding
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable