fecula

American  

[fek-yuh-luh] / ˈfɛk yə lə /

noun

plural

feculae

1. fecal matter, especially of insects.

2. foul or muddy matter; dregs.

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fecula British  

/ ˈfɛkjʊlə /

noun

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

2. faecal material, esp of insects

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Etymology

Origin of fecula

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

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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The addition of starch, fecula, arrow-root, flour, meal, etc., spoils it.

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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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