excrete

  • 31excrete — To transport material out of a cell or organism …

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  • 32excrete — To get rid of waste material from the blood, tissues, or organs by a normal discharge (such as sweat, urine, or stool) …

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  • 33excrete — v.tr. (of an animal or plant) separate and expel waste matter as a result of metabolism. Derivatives: excreter n. excretion n. excretive adj. excretory adj. Etymology: L excernere excret (as EX (1), cernere sift) …

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  • 34Excreted — Excrete Ex*crete , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excreting}.] [L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See {Crisis}.] To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. The mucus… …

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  • 35Excreting — Excrete Ex*crete , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excreted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excreting}.] [L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See {Crisis}.] To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. The mucus… …

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  • 36excretion — excrete ► VERB ▪ expel (a substance, especially a product of metabolism) as waste. DERIVATIVES excretion noun excretory adjective. ORIGIN Latin excernere sift out …

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  • 37excretory — excrete ► VERB ▪ expel (a substance, especially a product of metabolism) as waste. DERIVATIVES excretion noun excretory adjective. ORIGIN Latin excernere sift out …

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  • 38excretion — excretion1 /ik skree sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of excreting. 2. the substance excreted, as urine or sweat, or certain plant products. [1595 1605; < LL excretion (s. of excretio) that which is sifted out. See EXCRETE, ION] excretion2 /ik skree&#8230; …

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  • 39Excretion — is the process of eliminating waste products of metabolism and other non useful materials.cite book | last = Beckett | first = B. S. | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Biology: A Modern Introduction | publisher = Oxford University Press |&#8230; …

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  • 40renal system — ▪ anatomy Introduction  in humans (human body), organ system that includes the kidneys, where urine is produced, and the ureters, bladder, and urethra for the passage, storage, and voiding of urine.       In many respects the human excretory, or&#8230; …

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