excretory
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of excretory
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“It politicizes the human excretory function,” he said to even louder guffaws in the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2024
"Our research has mapped the excretory patterns of animals, spanning eight orders of scale from tiny cicadas to massive elephants," he said.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 11, 2024
The key regulatory processes that will be examined here are those affecting the excretory system, the reproductive system, metabolism, blood calcium concentrations, growth, and the stress response.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
For example, contractile vacuoles are common in microorganisms; flame cells and nephridia in certain species and worms, and Malpighian tubules in insects are other examples of excretory systems.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Organic matter is broken down as it passes through the digestive tracts of the worms and the soil is enriched by their excretory products.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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