recrement

[ rek-ruh-muh nt ]
/ ˈrɛk rə mənt /
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noun

Physiology. a secretion, as saliva, that is reabsorbed by the body.
refuse separated from anything; dross.

Origin of recrement

1590–1600; < Middle French < Latin recrēmentum dross, refuse, equivalent to re- re- + crē-, variant stem of cernere to sift, discern + -mentum -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM recrement

rec·re·men·tal, adjective

Words nearby recrement

recreational, recreational drug, recreational vehicle, recreationalist, recreationist, recrement, recriminate, recrimination, recross, recrudesce, recrudescence

Words related to recrement

lava, glut, waste, exuberance, surplus, overkill, refuse, trash, impurity, dregs, scum, slag, sediment, lees, scoria, residue, ashes, dross, cinders, profusion

British Dictionary definitions for recrement

recrement
/ (ˈrɛkrɪmənt) /

noun

physiol any substance, such as bile, that is secreted from a part of the body and later reabsorbed instead of being excreted
waste matter; refuse; dross

Derived forms of recrement

recremental, adjective

Word Origin for recrement

C16: via Old French from Latin recrēmentum slag, filth, from re- + cernere to sift