recrement

 [rek-ruh-muhnt]  

rec·re·ment

   [rek-ruh-muhnt]
noun
1.
Physiology. a secretion, as saliva, that is reabsorbed by the body.
2.
refuse separated from anything; dross.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < Middle French < Latin recrēmentum dross, refuse, equivalent to re- re- + crē-, variant stem of cernere to sift, discern + -mentum -ment

Related forms
rec·re·men·tal, adjective
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Recrement is always a great word to know.
So is receptor. Does it mean:
having a low threshold of sensation or feeling
an end organ or a group of end organs of sensory or afferent neurons, specialized to be sensitive to stimulating agents
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recrement (ˈrɛkrɪmənt)
 
—n
1.  physiol any substance, such as bile, that is secreted from a part of the body and later reabsorbed instead of being excreted
2.  waste matter; refuse; dross
 
[C16: via Old French from Latin recrēmentum slag, filth, from re- + cernere to sift]
 
recre'mental
 
—adj

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