FECULENCE

feculence

(noun) something that is feculent

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

feculence (countable and uncountable, plural feculences)

The state or quality of being feculent.

Feculent matter; dregs, filth.

Source: Wiktionary


Fec"u*lence, n. Etym: [L. faeculentia dregs, filth: cf. F. féculence.]

1. The state or quality of being feculent; muddiness; foulness.

2. That which is feculent; sediment; lees; dregs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 November 2024

ONCHOCERCIASIS

(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America


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