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English noun: excretion

1. excretion (process) the bodily process of discharging waste matter


Synonymselimination, evacuation, excreting, voiding


Broader (hypernym)discharge, emission, expelling


Narrower (hyponym)defecation, incontinence, incontinency, laxation, micturition, shitting, urination

2. excretion (substance) waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body


Synonymsbody waste, excrement, excreta, excretory product


Broader (hypernym)waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product


Narrower (hyponym)barf, BM, dejection, faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, fecula, guano, human waste, ordure, pee, piddle, piss, puke, stool, urine, vomit, vomitus, water, weewee, wormcast









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