fecula

[fek-yuh-luh]

noun

plural

feculae 

1. fecal matter, especially of insects.

2. foul or muddy matter; dregs.

fecula

/ ˈfɛkjʊlə /

noun

1. starch obtained by washing the crushed parts of plants, such as the potato

2. faecal material, esp of insects

Word History and Origins

Origin of fecula¹

< Latin faecula burnt tartar, dried lees of wine, equivalent to faec- (stem of faex; feces ) + -ula -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of fecula¹

C17: from Latin: burnt tartar, appearing as a crust in wine, from faex sediment

Example Sentences

Arrow-root, and tout-les-mois, is the fecula obtained by a similar process from those several roots, the nutritious qualities of which are too well known in the sick chamber to call for further mention.

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In case the sauce should not be thick enough, add a little fecula, stir, and leave awhile longer on the fire, and it is ready for use.

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Such substances as cellulose, fecula, albumin, fibrin, and the like, never fail to have this power.

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It is a grey, thick substance which curdles like flour paste, whose chief ingredient is fecula.

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In order to obtain the fecula free from impurity, pure water must be used, and great care and attention paid in every step of the process.

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