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excrete

Pronunciation: /ɪkˈskriːt, ɛk-/
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Definition of excrete

verb

[with object]
  • (of a living organism or cell) separate and expel as waste (a substance, especially a product of metabolism):excess bicarbonate is excreted by the kidney

Derivatives

excreter

noun

excretive

adjective

Origin:

early 17th century: from Latin excret- 'sifted out', from the verb excernere, from ex- 'out' + cernere 'sift'

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