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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•cre•to•ry (ek′skri tôr′ē, -tōr′ē, ik skrē′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj. - pertaining to or concerned in excretion;
having the function of excreting:excretory organs.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•crete /ɪkˈskrit/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -cret•ed, -cret•ing. - Physiologyto separate and eliminate from the body:excreting waste matter.
ex•cre•tion /ɪkˈskriʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ex•crete (ik skrēt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -cret•ed, -cret•ing. - Physiologyto separate and eliminate from an organic body;
separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
- Latin excrētus (past participle of excernere to sift out, separate), equivalent. to ex- ex-1 + crē- (perf. stem of cernere to sift) + -tus past participle suffix
- 1610–20
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: excrete /ɪkˈskriːt/ vb - to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc
- (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to siftexˈcreter n exˈcretion n exˈcretive, exˈcretory adj |