EXCRETION

elimination, evacuation, excretion, excreting, voiding

(noun) the bodily process of discharging waste matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

excretion (countable and uncountable, plural excretions)

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

Something being excreted in that manner, especially urine or feces.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*cre"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. excrétion.]

1. The act of excreting. To promote secretion and excretion. Pereira.

2. That which is excreted; excrement. Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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