Excretion - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Excretion :  (noun)
1: the bodily process of discharging waste matter [syn: elimination, evacuation, excreting, voiding]
2: waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body [syn: body waste, excreta, excrement, excretory product]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Excretion : \Ex*cre"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excr['e]tion.] 1. The act of excreting.

To promote secretion and excretion. --Pereira.

2. That which is excreted; excrement. --Bacon.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)

Example Usage of Excretion

swiss1miss: dun dun dun.. and the topic tonight is: Excretion, osmoregulation and homeostasis! yaaay. -_-
beefheartzappa: This is will be incredible,can't handle Excretion on stage tho RT @erolalkan Next year, let's get GG Allin to Xmas number 1.
aramdawn: they genetically modified a pig such that it produces an enzyme that reduces its Excretion of harmful phosphates into the environment.
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