Excrement
(noun)
- Waste material eliminated from the body, especially feces.
- Any material or substance that is eliminated from the body or a system, or regarded as waste or unwanted.
Origin:
From latin excrementum, from excernere ("to separate, cast out"), from ex- ("out") + cernere ("to separate").
Examples:
- The excrement was collected and disposed of in a sanitary manner.
- The excrement of the animal was used as fertilizer for the crops.
- The excrement contained important information about the health of the animal.
- The excrement was a measure of the animal's digestive process and diet.
- The excrement was considered to be a foul-smelling and unsanitary substance.