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excretion

[ik-skree-shuhn] / ɪkˈskri ʃən /


NOUN
the product of excretion
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Researchers say the findings indicate the bacterium may help remove nanoplastics from the body by binding to the particles in the intestine and promoting their excretion.

From Science Daily May 18, 2026

Humans treat our waste excretion as an intensely private experience.

From Salon Jan. 20, 2025

In her 2024 Booker Prize-winning novel Orbital, author Samantha Harvey puts it more lyrically: "A robot has no need for hydration, nutrients, excretion, sleep… It wants and asks for nothing."

From BBC Dec. 30, 2024

Scientists have widely studied how creatures across the animal kingdom eat and drink, but few have delved into the mysteries of fluid excretion.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2024

Jim Don had disappeared to the toilet for his ritualistic pre-game excretion.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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