excrement

[ek-skruh-muh nt]

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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

Related formsex·cre·men·tous

[ek-skruh-men-tuh s] /ˌɛk skrəˈmɛn təs/, adjective

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Related Words for excrement

droppings, manure, feces, dung, urine, stool, evacuation, sweat, secretion, discharge, chips, excreta, perspiration, ordure, egesta

Examples from the Web for excrement

Historical Examples of excrement

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
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for excrement

excrement

noun

waste matter discharged from the body, esp faeces; excreta

Derived Formsexcremental (ˌɛkskrɪˈmɛntəl) or excrementitious (ˌɛkskrɪmɛnˈtɪʃəs), adjective

Word Origin for excrement

C16: from Latin excrēmentum, from excernere to sift, excrete

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Word Origin and History for excrement

1530s, "waste discharged from the body," from Latin excrementum, from stem of excretus, past participle of excernere "to sift out, discharge," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + cernere "sift, separate" (see crisis). Originally any bodily secretion, especially from the bowels; exclusive sense of "feces" is since mid-18c.

excrement in Medicine

excrement

[ĕk′skrə-mənt]

Waste matter or any excretion cast out of the body, especially feces.