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defecation

[ def-i-key-shuhn ]

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noun

an act or instance of voiding excrement from the bowels; bowel movement:
For best results, the stool sample should be tested within half an hour of defecation.

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Word History and Origins

First recorded in 1620–30, for an earlier sense; from Latin dēfaecātiōn-, stem of dēfaecātiō “a cleansing,” from dēfaecāre “to cleanse, refine”; defecate ( def ), -ion ( def )

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Example Sentences

Vegetable infusions and decoctions may be cleared by defecation followed by filtration.

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The traditional connection between defecation and writing was another comparison apparent to the commentators.

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When the desire for defecation comes, we are too busy and postpone it until some more convenient time, which time may be too late.

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In summer I would go into the woods, undress myself in a secluded spot and indulge in the voluptuous pleasures of defecation.

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To observe defecation would still further increase this peculiar enjoyment.

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