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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[L.

defaecatio

: cf. F.

défécation

The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs; purification.

(Physiol.)

The act or process of voiding excrement.

Noun.

The act of separating from lees or dregs; purification from impurities or foreign matter.

See also: defecation

défécation f ‎(plural défécations)