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excretion

/ɪkˈskɹiʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.67 in modern English

Syllables
ex-cre-tion
IPA
/ɪkˈskɹiʃən/
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Something excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French excrétion, or Late Latin excretio, excretionis, from Latin excerno.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: excrétion, excretio, excerno

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɪkˈskɹiʃən/
  • British English: /ɪkˈskɹiːʃən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

excretions (plural)

Derived Forms

hyperexcretion overexcretion postexcretion underexcretion

Frequently Paired Words

excrete secretion

Synonyms

excrement excretum elimination evacuation excreting voiding body waste excreta excretory product

Rhymes With

completion venetian deletion depletion secretion accretion phoenician grecian carburetion peloponnesian concretion rhaetian

Questions

How do you pronounce excretion?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈskɹiʃən/.
What does excretion mean?
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
Where does excretion come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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