emiction
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of emiction
1660–70; < Late Latin ēmīct ( us ) (past participle of ēmingere to make water) (equivalent to ē- e- 1 + mig- urinate (cognate with Old English mīgan, Old Norse mīga ) + -tus past participle suffix) + -ion
Example Sentences
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Emiction, e-mik′shun, n. the discharging of urine: urine.—adj.
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