excreta

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/ɪkˈskɹiːtə/

noun

Bodily waste which is excreted from the body.

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OriginLatin excrēta →
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Meanings

nounexcreta pl (normally plural, singular excretum)

singular excretum

  1. pluralplural normallyBodily waste which is excreted from the body.

    Human excreta are made up mostly of urine and excrement that include diverse complex molecules derived from foods and bodily processes – carbohydrates, sugars, fats, etc.

    2009, Ronald J. LeBlanc, Peter Matthews, Roland P. Richard, Global Atlas of Excreta, Wastewater Sludge, and Biosolids Management, page 24

    Synonyms: excrements, excretions

Synonyms & antonyms

nounBodily waste which is excreted from the body.

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More synonyms by meaning

nounwaste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

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body wasteexcretionexcrementexcretory product
Broader
wastewaste materialwaste matter
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excrementexcretion

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinexcrēta
  2. Englishexcreta

From Latin excrēta, neuter plural of excrētus, past participle of excernere.

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Translations

Polish ekskrety
  • ekskretybodily waste
Cite this entry
APA

excreta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excreta

MLA

“excreta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excreta. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “excreta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/excreta.

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