Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recrement

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: recre-ment
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Waste matter or dross.

noun

A bodily secretion that is reabsorbed into the blood.

Example Sentences

"[O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]"

Etymology

From re- + cernō + -ment.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: re-
Suffix: -ment

Inflected Forms

recrements (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

recremental recrementitial recrementitious excrement

Questions

What does recrement mean?: Waste matter or dross.
Where does recrement come from?: From re- + cernō + -ment.

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