fecal

F4E1C3A1L1
/ˈfiːkəl/

adjective

Of or relating to feces.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

adjectivefecal (not comparable)

alternative Commonwealth faecal · alternative dated fæcal

  1. not comparableOf or relating to feces.

    Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, have been under advisories warning about water quality this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste.

    2025 August 30, “US beaches warn about water quality due to unsafe levels of fecal contamination this Labor Day weekend”, in CNN, sourced from Associated Press
    1 more example

    Differential biochemical or physiological characteristics which correlate with aerogenesis at elevated incubation temperatures will be adapted towards a fecal coliform procedure and towards converting a total coliform procedure under development to give a fecal coliform count as well.

    1973, Water Resources Research Catalog - Volume 8, Issue 1, page 732

    Synonyms: stercoraceous

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or relating to feces.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveof or relating to feces

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Origin

  1. Latinfaex
  2. Middle Frenchfecal
  3. Englishfecal

From Middle French fecal, from Latin faex, equivalent to feces + -al.

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Translations

Catalan fecal
  • fecalof or relating to feces
Czech fekální
  • fekálníof or relating to feces
Dutch fecaal
  • fecaalof or relating to feces
French fécal
  • fécalof or relating to feces
German fäkal
  • fäkalof or relating to feces
Greek περιττωματικός
  • περιττωματικός (perittomatikós)of or relating to feces
Polish fekalny, kałowy
  • fekalnyof or relating to feces
  • kałowyof or relating to feces
Portuguese fecal
  • fecalof or relating to feces
Russian фека́льный, ка́ловый
  • фека́льный (fekálʹnyj)of or relating to feces
  • ка́ловый (kálovyj)of or relating to feces
Spanish fecal
  • fecalof or relating to feces
Swedish fekal
  • fekalof or relating to feces

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

fecal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fecal

MLA

“fecal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fecal. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fecal,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fecal.

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