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Excretion

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

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📖 Definitions of "Excretion"

noun

1
The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
2
Something being excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

🔄 Synonyms of "Excretion"

8 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
excrementnoun	(now specifically) Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
voidingnoun	An act by which something is voided, such as urination.
excretingnoun	An act of excretion.
evacuationnoun	The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
excretanoun	Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.
body wastenoun	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
excretory productnoun	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Excretion"

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Word	Definition
excretanoun	Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.
voidingnoun	An act by which something is voided, such as urination.
excrementnoun	(now specifically) Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
excretingnoun	An act of excretion.
eliminationnoun	The act of eliminating, expelling or throwing off.
evacuationnoun	The act of evacuating; leaving a place in an orderly fashion, especially for safety.
body wastenoun	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
excretory productnoun	waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body
urinationnoun	The process of passing urine, that is, of eliminating liquid waste from the body.
exudationnoun	The act or process of exuding.
sheddingnoun	The act of shedding, separating, or casting off.
urinenoun	(physiology) Liquid waste consisting of water, salts, and urea, which is made in the kidneys, stored in the bladder, then released through the urethra.
secretorynoun	That which secretes.
secretionnoun	(countable) Any substance that is secreted by an organism.
eradicationnoun	The act of plucking up by the roots; an uprooting or rooting out; extirpation; utter destruction.
phase-outnoun	Alternative form of phaseout. [The action of phasing out; an incremental removal or reduction.]
removalnoun	The process of removing or the fact of being removed.
disposalnoun	(countable) A disposing of or getting rid of something.
outputnoun	That which is produced by something, especially that which is produced within a particular time period or from a particular effort.
dischargenoun	To free of a debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.; to absolve; to acquit; to forgive; to clear.