dejecta

American  

[dih-jek-tuh] / dɪˈdʒɛk tə /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. waste discharged from the body; excrement.

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dejecta British  

/ dɪˈdʒɛktə /

plural noun

1. waste products excreted through the anus; faeces

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Etymology

Origin of dejecta

1885–90; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin dējectus; see deject

Example Sentences

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dejecta

George H. McFadden, 79, leading cotton merchant; at Rosemont, Pa. The stench of Bernarr Macfadden's published dejecta rises from twelve magazines and three newspapers.

From Time Magazine Archive

The tray which receives the dejecta should be cleaned out and supplied with fresh sawdust each day, and the soiled sawdust, remains of food, etc., should be cremated.

From The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. by Eyre, J. W. H. (John William Henry)

By the extremity of the neck, which is blackened and hardened by the dejecta of the larvæ, the cocoon is fixed to the end of the cell without any other support.

From Social Life in the Insect World by Miall, Bernard

Finally, Moro76 has isolated an acidophilic organism from the dejecta of infants which resembles closely, both in manner of growth, resistance to acids, true branching, and temperature optimum, the granule bacillus and related forms.

From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Douglas, Loudon

Nearby is the Phlox dejecta in large quantities, resembling a desert moss, and covering the rocks with its tinted carpet.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton