noun

excrement

EHKSK-ruh-muhnt

noun

Solid waste passed from the body; feces.

"The zookeepers check the animals' excrement for signs of illness."

How to Use Excrement

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In plain EnglishA formal or scientific word for poop.

When to use it

More clinical and less crude than everyday words for the same thing.

excrements plural, excrements plural

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From Latin excrementum, from excernere, "to sift out, excrete."

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