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ex·crete
 excrete
- pronunciation:
- ihk
skrit
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transitive verb |
| inflections: |
excreted, excretes, excreting |
| definition: |
to discharge or eliminate (wastes and harmful materials) from the body.
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| related words: |
evacuate, transpire |
| derivations: |
excretive (adj.), excreter (n.) |
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affects excretion |
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diet, exercise |
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some actions associated with excretion |
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clean, filter, perspire, release, remove, secrete, sweat, transpire |
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some parts of the body involved in excretion |
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bladder, bowel, colon, duct, kidney, large intestine, lung, pore |
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some products of excretion |
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stool, sweat, tears, urine, vomit, waste |
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