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fec⋅u⋅lent

  [fek-yuh-luhnt]
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–adjective
full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
Origin:
1425–75; late ME < L faeculentus full of dregs. See feces, -ulent

Related forms:
fec⋅u⋅lence, noun
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fec·u·lent   (fěk'yə-lənt)   
adj.  Full of foul or impure matter; fecal.

[Middle English, from Latin faeculentus, heavy with sediment, from faex, faec-, dregs.]
fec'u·lence n.
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Main Entry: fec·u·lent
Pronunciation: 'fek-y&-l&nt
Function: adjective
: foul with impurities : FECAL feculent odor of the breath> —fe·cu·lence /-l&n(t)s/ noun
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feculent fec·u·lent (fěk'yə-lənt)
adj.
Full of foul or impure matter; fecal.

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