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recrement

[ rek-ruh-muh nt ]
/ ˈrɛk rə mənt /
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noun

Physiology. a secretion, as saliva, that is reabsorbed by the body.
refuse separated from anything; dross.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

recreational, recreational drug, recreational vehicle, recreationalist, recreationist, recrement, recriminate, recrimination, recross, recrudesce, recrudescence

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

Related forms

rec·re·men·tal, adjective
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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

recremental, adjective

Word Origin for recrement

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