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Excrescency

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• Excrescent

  [ik-skres-uh nt] /ɪkˈskrɛs ənt/ adjective 1. growing abnormally out of something else; superfluous. 2. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) inserted or added as a result of articulatory interaction or impetus, as the t- sound in sense (sents) or against (from Middle English ageynes), without grammatical or historical justification; intrusive; parasitic. /ɪkˈskrɛsənt/ adjective 1. denoting, relating […]

• Excreta

  [ik-skree-tuh] /ɪkˈskri tə/ noun, (usually used with a plural verb) 1. excreted matter, as urine, feces, or sweat. /ɪkˈskriːtə/ plural noun 1. waste matter, such as urine, faeces, or sweat, discharged from the body; excrement excreta ex·cre·ta (ĭk-skrē’tə) pl.n. Waste matter, such as sweat or feces, discharged from the body. ex·cre’tal adj.

• Excrete

  [ik-skreet] /ɪkˈskrit/ verb (used with object), excreted, excreting. 1. to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter. /ɪkˈskriːt/ verb 1. to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc […]

• Excretion

  [ik-skree-shuh n] /ɪkˈskri ʃən/ noun 1. the act of . 2. the substance , as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [ik-skree-shuh n] /ɪkˈskri ʃən/ noun 1. the state of being excrescent. 2. an excrescence. n. c.1600, from French excrétion (16c.), from Latin excretionem, noun of action from past participle stem of excernere “to […]

• Excretory

  [ek-skri-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee, ik-skree-tuh-ree] /ˈɛk skrɪˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i, ɪkˈskri tə ri/ adjective 1. pertaining to or concerned in excretion; having the function of : excretory organs. adj. 1680s, from excrete + -ory. excretory ex·cre·to·ry (ěk’skrĭ-tôr’ē) adj. Of, relating to, or used in excretion.

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