excretion
noun/ɪkˈskriːʃn/
/ɪkˈskriːʃn/
[uncountable, countable] (specialist)- the act of passing solid or liquid waste matter from the body; the solid or liquid waste matter that is passed in this way
- the excretion of toxic substances through the skin
- It's the corals' excretions that become the scaffolding of coral reefs.
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