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e⋅jec⋅ta

[i-jek-tuh]
–noun (used with a singular or plural verb)
matter ejected, as from a volcano in eruption.

Origin:
1885–90; neut. pl. of L ējectus. See eject
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e·jec·ta   (ĭ-jěk'tə)   
pl.n.  Ejected matter, as that from an erupting volcano.

[New Latin ēiecta, from neuter pl. of Latin ēiectus, past participle of ēicere, to throw out; see eject.]
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Main Entry: ejec·ta
Pronunciation: i-'jek-t&
Function: noun
: matter (as vomit) ejected from the body
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ejecta e·jec·ta (ĭ-jěk'tə)
n.
Something that has been ejected from the body. Also called ejection.

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