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Webster 1913 Edition


Recrement

Rec′re-ment

(r?k′r?-ment)
,
Noun.
[L.
recrementum
; pref.
re-
re- +
cernere
,
cretum
, to separate, sift: cf. F.
récrément
.]
1.
Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria;
as, the
recrement
of ore
.
2.
(Med.)
(a)
Excrement.
[Obs.]
(a)
A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it.

Webster 1828 Edition


Recrement

REC'REMENT

,
Noun.
[L. recrementum; probably re and cerno, to secrete.]
Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; spume; as the recrement of ore or of the blood.

Definition 2024


recrement

recrement

English

Noun

recrement (plural recrements)

  1. waste matter or dross
  2. (biology) A bodily secretion that is reabsorbed into the blood

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