fecal
of, relating to, or being feces.
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“These samples therefore represent, to our knowledge, the oldest known positive identification of human fecal matter,” wrote Candela and his colleagues.
Oldest DNA from poop contains a Neanderthal’s microbiome | Kiona N. Smith | February 8, 2021 | Ars TechnicaEvery person on the planet, with a few strange exceptions, finds fecal material something they want to stay away from.
With another experiment, Chandran is trying to find the right combination of microbes that will turn organics from fecal sludge into fuel, which could theoretically be used to help power homes.
Twenty people eventually died and nearly 600 were diagnosed with the virus, which is spread when a person ingests trace amounts of fecal matter from a person who’s infected.
Faulconer Hopes His Action on Homelessness Will Overshadow His Failure | Lisa Halverstadt | December 7, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoEarly in the pandemic, scientists discovered that fecal matter contains bits of the genetic material from SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, up to a week before a person tests positive.
Old sewers are becoming a modern Covid-19 watchdog | Katherine Ellen Foley | October 29, 2020 | Quartz
There was poop humor—literally—when Valerie's house becomes flooded with fecal matter after a pipe bursts.
‘The Comeback’ Finale: Give Lisa Kudrow All of the Awards | Kevin Fallon | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPolio is an enterovirus (lives and is replicated in our intestines) that is spread via fecal-oral transmission.
U.N. Calls Middle East Polio Outbreak ‘Greatest Polio Challenge in History’ | Kent Sepkowitz | April 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe army met the stone-throwing with a fecal-smelling concoction called "skunk" and later with tear gas.
Salmonella is spread through the fecal matter of animals and humans.
Larger amounts, not well mixed with fecal matter, indicate inflammation of the large intestine.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddA sufficient amount of mucus or fecal matter will usually be brought away by it.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell ToddAfter digestion has taken place, the fecal matter collects in the main intestine and is forcibly ejected by the pharynx.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide | Augusta Foote ArnoldDespite the daily movement, there may be considerable fecal matter left in the bowel which undergoes decomposition.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) | Grant HagueThe19 initial presence of these bacteria in milk is indicative of fecal contamination or unclean conditions of production.
The Book of Cheese | Charles Thom and Walter Warner Fisk
British Dictionary definitions for fecal
/ (ˈfiːkəl) /
the usual US spelling of faecal
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