excretive
verb (used with object), ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing.
to separate and eliminate from an organic body; separate and expel from the blood or tissues, as waste or harmful matter.
Origin:
1610–20; < Latin excrētus (past participle of excernere to sift out, separate), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + crē- (perfect stem of cernere to sift) + -tus past participle suffix
1610–20; < Latin excrētus (past participle of excernere to sift out, separate), equivalent to ex- ex-1 + crē- (perfect stem of cernere to sift) + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
ex·cret·er, noun
ex·cre·tive, adjective
un·ex·cret·ed, adjective
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excrete (ɪkˈskriːt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc |
| 2. | (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc |
| [C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift] | |
| ex'creter | |
| —n | |
| ex'cretion | |
| —n | |
| ex'cretive | |
| —adj | |
| ex'cretory | |
| —adj | |
| excrete (ɪkˈskriːt) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to discharge (waste matter, such as urine, sweat, carbon dioxide, or faeces) from the body through the kidneys, skin, lungs, bowels, etc |
| 2. | (of plants) to eliminate (waste matter, such as carbon dioxide and salts) through the leaves, roots, etc |
| [C17: from Latin excernere to separate, discharge, from cernere to sift] | |
| ex'creter | |
| —n | |
| ex'cretion | |
| —n | |
| ex'cretive | |
| —adj | |
| ex'cretory | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
excrete
1610s, from L. excret-, pp. stem of excernere (see excrement). Related: Excreted; excreting.
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Medical Dictionary
excrete ex·crete (ĭk-skrēt')
v. ex·cret·ed, ex·cret·ing, ex·cretes
To eliminate waste material from the body.
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