excrete
excrete definition
ex·crete (eks krēt′, iks-)
transitive verb, intransitive verb excreted -·cret′ed, excreting -·cret′·ing
- to separate (waste matter) from the blood or tissue and eliminate from the body, as through the kidneys or sweat glands
- Bot. to eliminate (waste matter) from the cells
Etymology: < L excretus, pp. of excernere, to sift out < ex-, out of + cernere, to sift: see harvest
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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