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单词 excrement
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excrement

[ ek-skruh-muhnt ]
/ ˈɛk skrə mənt /
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noun

waste matter discharged from the body, especially feces.

Origin of excrement

1525–35; <Latin excrēmentum, equivalent to excrē- (perfect stem of excernere to excrete) + -mentum-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM excrement

ex·cre·men·tous [ek-skruh-men-tuhs], /ˌɛk skrəˈmɛn təs/, adjective

Words nearby excrement

excommunicative, excommunicatory, excoriate, excoriation, excorticate, excrement, excrementitious, excrescence, excrescency, excrescent, excreta
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Example sentences from the Web for excrement

  • There is found no Excrement in the Case, but the two Skins only, just now mentioned.

    Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society - Vol 1 - 1666|Various
  • Borne down by numbers, by superior force, by brute matter, he finds in his soul an expression: "Excrement!"

    Les Misrables|Victor Hugo
  • Excrement was allowed to remain in and around the houses indefinitely, or was thrown into the streets regardless of consequences.

    Industrial Cuba|Robert P. Porter
  • Excrement, eks′kre-ment, n. useless matter discharged from the animal system: dung.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for excrement

excrement
/ (ˈɛkskrɪmənt) /

noun

waste matter discharged from the body, esp faeces; excreta

Derived forms of excrement

excremental (ˌɛkskrɪˈmɛntəl) or excrementitious (ˌɛkskrɪmɛnˈtɪʃəs), adjective

Word Origin for excrement

C16: from Latin excrēmentum, from excernere to sift, excrete
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for excrement

excrement
[ ĕkskrə-mənt ]

n.

Waste matter or any excretion cast out of the body, especially feces.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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