Meanings
plural defecations · alternative archaic defaecation · alternative archaic defæcation
- countableuncountableAny of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
The juice after it leaves the mill has a more or less green color, due to the presence of large quantities of chlorophyl and other vegetable substances, which must be removed. This process is known as defecation.
1883, National Academy of Sciences (US), Investigation of the Scientific and Economic Relations of the Sorghum Sugar Industry, page 84
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe elimination of fecal waste through the anus
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Late Latindēfaecātiō
- Englishdefecation
17th century, borrowed from Late Latin dēfaecātiō.
More words from Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 排便, 大便
- 排便 (páibiàn)act or process of voiding excrement
- 大便 (dàbiàn)act or process of voiding excrement
- 排泄 (páixiè)act or process of voiding excrement
- 淨化 /净化 (jìnghuà)process of removing impurities
- 精煉 /精炼 (jīngliàn)process of removing impurities
- 提純 /提纯 (tíchún)process of removing impurities
Czech vyprázdnění
- vyprázdněníact or process of voiding excrement
Dutch stoelgang
- stoelgangact or process of voiding excrement
Esperanto fekado
- fekadoact or process of voiding excrement
Finnish ulostaminen, puhdistaminen
- ulostaminenact or process of voiding excrement
- puhdistaminenprocess of removing impurities
French défécation
- défécationact or process of voiding excrement
German Stuhlgang
- Stuhlgangact or process of voiding excrement
Greek αφόδευση, κένωση
- αφόδευση (afódefsi)act or process of voiding excrement
- κένωση (kénosi)act or process of voiding excrement
Indonesian defekasi
- defekasiact or process of voiding excrement
Italian defecazione, defecazione
- defecazioneact or process of voiding excrement
- defecazioneprocess of removing impurities
Japanese 排便
- 排便 (haiben)act or process of voiding excrement
Korean 배변
- 배변 (baebyeon)act or process of voiding excrement
Malay penyahtinjaan
- penyahtinjaanact or process of voiding excrement
Polish wypróżnienie, defekacja
- wypróżnienieact or process of voiding excrement
- defekacjaact or process of voiding excrement
- defekacjaprocess of removing impurities
Portuguese defecação
- defecaçãoact or process of voiding excrement
Spanish defecación, deposición
- defecaciónact or process of voiding excrement
- deposiciónact or process of voiding excrement
- defecaciónprocess of removing impurities
Swedish avföring, stolgång
- avföringact or process of voiding excrement
- stolgångact or process of voiding excrement
- defekationact or process of voiding excrement
Turkish dışkılama
- dışkılamaact or process of voiding excrement
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with defecation
Cite this entry
defecation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defecation
“defecation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defecation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defecation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defecation.
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