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recrement

[ rek-ruh-muhnt ]
/ ˈrɛk rə mənt /
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noun
Physiology. a secretion, as saliva, that is reabsorbed by the body.
refuse separated from anything; dross.
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Origin of recrement

1590–1600; <Middle French <Latin recrēmentum dross, refuse, equivalent to re-re- + crē-, variant stem of cernere to sift, discern + -mentum-ment

OTHER WORDS FROM recrement

rec·re·men·tal, adjective

Words nearby recrement

recreationalist, recreational vehicle, recreation ground, recreationist, recreation room, recrement, recriminate, recrimination, rec room, recross, recrudesce
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Words related to recrement

lava, glut, waste, exuberance, surplus, overkill, refuse, trash, impurity, dregs, scum, slag, sediment, lees, scoria, residue, ashes, dross, cinders, profusion

British Dictionary definitions for recrement

recrement
/ (ˈrɛkrɪmənt) /
noun
physiol any substance, such as bile, that is secreted from a part of the body and later reabsorbed instead of being excreted
waste matter; refuse; dross

Derived forms of recrement

recremental, adjective

Word Origin for recrement

C16: via Old French from Latin recrēmentum slag, filth, from re- + cernere to sift
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