Excrete Definition

ĭk-skrēt
excreted, excretes, excreting
verb
excreted, excretes, excreting
To separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands.
Webster's New World
To eliminate (waste matter) from the cells.
Webster's New World
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Origin of Excrete

  • Latin excernere excrēt- ex- ex- cernere to separate krei- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin excretum, past participle of excerno, from ex-, "out", and cerno, "to separate".

    From Wiktionary

Excrete Sentence Examples

  • These tubes are shown to excrete nitrogenous waste products similar to uric acid.

  • Many of these pests excrete a sticky, sugary liquid called honeydew.

  • But the evidence in favour of the view that tapeworms normally excrete toxin into the body of their host in such amount as to occasion disease is not generally accepted as conclusive.

  • Roots and bacteria also excrete natural chelates to improve the intake of iron.

  • This means that if you take too much, you will excrete the excess quantity in your urine, or it can potentially cause digestive upset resulting in diarrhea.

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