单词 | excretion |
释义 | excretion excretion1 /ik skree"sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595-1605; < LL excretion- (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, -ION] excretion2 /ik skree"sheuhn/, n. 1. the state of being excrescent. 2. an excrescence. [1605-15; < LL excretion- (s. of excretio), equiv. to L excret(us) (ptp. of excrescere; see EX-1, CRESCENT) + ion- -ION] |
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