Definition of Recrement

1. n. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore.

Definition of Recrement

1. Noun. waste matter or dross ¹

2. Noun. (biology) A bodily secretion that is reabsorbed into the blood ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recrement

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Recrement

1. 1. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore. 2. Excrement. A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it. Origin: L. Recrementum; pref. Re- re- + cernere, cretum, to separate, sift: cf. F. Recrement. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recrement

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Literary usage of Recrement

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1. Practitioner's medical dictionary by George Milbry Gould (1910)
"recrement (rek'-re-ment) ... Pertaining to or of (he nature of a recrement. Recrudescence (re-kru-des'-ens) [re-; ..."

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