recrement en · NOUN
Etymology
From re- + cernō + -ment.
Meanings
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Waste matter or dross.
[O]bſerving [...] abundance of Matter floating in the Urine like Bran, with a great Number of Recrements like Cuttings of Hair, ſome above an Inch long, which Subſtances were found in all the Water that I made in above Twelve Months; for which I could get no Remedy: I was adviſed to drink Water, which in about half a Year did intirely free me from thoſe Symptoms, [...]
1723, John Smith, The Curiosities of Common Water: Or The Advantages thereof in Preventing and Curing Many Distempers. […], 5th edition, London: […] John and Barham Clark, […], →OCLC, pages 9–10:
- A bodily secretion that is reabsorbed into the blood.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recrements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |