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defecation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (UK)
• /ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

17th century, borrowed from Late Latin dēfaecātiō.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
   • The juice after it leaves the mill has a more or less green color, due to the presence of large quantities of chlorophyl and other vegetable substances, which must be removed. This process is known as defecation. 1883, National Academy of Sciences (US), Investigation of the Scientific and Economic Relations of the Sorghum Sugar Industry, page 84:

Forms

Deriveds

Anti-Defecation League · open defecation · hyperdefecation

Relateds

defecate · Appendix:Toilet slang · feces

Synonyms

shitting · dumping · pooh · cack · sharn · bowel movement · motion · defecating · shit · doing one's ease · big jobs · dump · purging · defecation · crapping · crap · hod · poop · poo · number two · call of nature · spraying · taking a shit · easement · doing one's easement

Translations (39)

sv stolgång (act or process of voiding excrement) · cs vyprázdnění (act or process of voiding excrement) · pt defecação (act or process of voiding excrement) · de Stuhlgang (act or process of voiding excrement) · cmn 排泄 (act or process of voiding excrement) · tr dışkılama (act or process of voiding excrement) · it defecazione (act or process of voiding excrement) · el κένωση (act or process of voiding excrement) · ms penyahtinjaan (act or process of voiding excrement) · sv avföring (act or process of voiding excrement) · it defecazione (process of removing impurities) · ka კუჭში გასვლა (act or process of voiding excrement) · pl defekacja (act or process of voiding excrement) · id defekasi (act or process of voiding excrement) · fr défécation (act or process of voiding excrement) · cmn 提純 /提纯 (process of removing impurities) · kmr derketina destavê (act or process of voiding excrement) · cmn 大便 (act or process of voiding excrement) · ja 排便 (act or process of voiding excrement) · ka მოჯმა (act or process of voiding excrement) · ka კუკვა (act or process of voiding excrement) · vo jied (act or process of voiding excrement) · cmn 淨化 /净化 (process of removing impurities) · eo fekado (act or process of voiding excrement) · es deposición (act or process of voiding excrement) · el αφόδευση (act or process of voiding excrement) · ko 배변 (act or process of voiding excrement) · pl defekacja (process of removing impurities) · ka მოკუკვა (act or process of voiding excrement) · pl wypróżnienie (act or process of voiding excrement) · sv defekation (act or process of voiding excrement) · es defecación (process of removing impurities) · nl stoelgang (act or process of voiding excrement) · kmr gûkirin (act or process of voiding excrement) · fi ulostaminen (act or process of voiding excrement) · cmn 排便 (act or process of voiding excrement) · fi puhdistaminen (process of removing impurities) · cmn 精煉 /精炼 (process of removing impurities) · es defecación (act or process of voiding excrement)