excrement

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɛkskrɪmənt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɛkskrəmənt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(ekskrə mənt)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•cre•ment /ˈɛkskrəmənt/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Physiologywaste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ex•cre•ment  (ekskrə mənt),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Physiologywaste matter discharged from the body, esp. feces.
  • Latin excrēmentum, equivalent. to excrē- (perf. stem of excernere to excrete) + -mentum -ment
  • 1525–35;
ex•cre•men•tous  (ek′skrə mentəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
excrement / ˈɛkskrɪmənt/
  1. waste matter discharged from the body, esp faeces; excreta
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin excrēmentum, from excernere to sift, excreteexcremental / ˌɛkskrɪˈmɛntəl/, excrementitial / ˌɛkskrəmɛnˈtɪʃəl/, excrementitious / ˌɛkskrɪmɛnˈtɪʃəs/
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