excretion

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  2. noun waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

Etymology

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

In classic literature

Synonyms

elimination, evacuation, excreting, voiding

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