EXCREATION
EXCREA'TION, noun A spitting out.
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EXCREMENT
EX'CREMENT, noun [Latin excrementum, from excerno, excretus; ex and cerno, to separate.]Matter excreted and ejected; that which is discharged from the animal body after digestio...
EXCREMENTAL
EXCREMENT'AL, adjective Excreted or ejected by the natural passages of the body.
EXCREMENTITIAL
EXCREMENTI'TIAL, adjective Pertaining to or consisting in excrement.
EXCREMENTITIOUS
EXCREMENTI'TIOUS, adjective Pertaining to excrement; containing excrement; consisting in matter evacuated or proper to be evacuated from the animal body.
EXCRESCENCE
EXCRES'CENCE, noun [Latin excrescens, from excresco; ex and cresco, to grow.] In surgery, a preternatural protuberance growing on any part of the body, as a wart or a tubercle; ...
EXCRESCENT
EXCRES'CENT, adjective Growing out of something else, in a preternatural manner; superfluous; as a wart or tumor.Expunge the whole or lop the excrescent parts.
EXCRETE
EXCRE'TE, verb transitive [Latin excretus, infra.] To separate and throw off; to discharge; as, to excrete urine.
EXCRETION
EXCRE'TION, noun [Latin excretio, from excerno, to separate.]1. A separation of some fluid from the blood, by means of the glands; a throwing off or discharge of animal fluids f...
EXCRETIVE
EX'CRETIVE, adjective Having the power of separating and ejecting fluid matter from the body.Excretive faculty.
EXCRETORY
EX'CRETORY, adjective Having the quality of excreting or throwing off excrementitious matter by the glands.EX'CRETORY, noun A little duct or vessel, destined to receive secreted...
EXCRUCIABLE
EXCRU'CIABLE, v. [infra.] Liable to torment. [Little used.]
EXCRUCIATD
EXCRU'CIATD, participle passive Tortured; racked; tormented.
EXCRUCIATE
EXCRU'CIATE, verb transitive [Latin excrucio; ex and crucio, to torment, from crux, a cross.] To torture; to torment; to inflict most severe pain on; as, to excruciate the heart...
EXCRUCIATING
EXCRU'CIATING, participle present tense Torturing; tormenting; putting to most severe pain.1. Extremely painful; distressing; as excruciating fears.
EXCUBATION
EXCUBA'TION, noun The act of watching all night. [Little used.]
EXCULPATE
EXCUL'PATE, verb transitive [Latin ex and culpo, to blame, culpa, fault.]To clear by words from a charge or imputation of fault or guilt; to excuse. How naturally are we incline...
EXCULPATED
EXCUL'PATED, participle passive Cleared by words from the imputation of fault or guilt.
EXCULPATING
EXCUL'PATING, participle present tense Clearing by words from the charge of fault or crime.
EXCULPATION
EXCULPA'TION, noun The act of vindicating from a charge of fault or crime; excuse.
EXCULPATORY
EXCUL'PATORY, adjective Able to clear from the charge of fault or guilt; excusing; containing excuse.
EXCURSION
EXCUR'SION, noun [Latin excursio, excurso, from cursus, from curro, to run.]1. A rambling; a deviating from a stated or settled path.She in low numbers short excursions tries.2....
EXCURSIVE
EXCUR'SIVE, adjective Rambling; wandering; deviating; as an excursive fancy or imagination.
EXCURSIVELY
EXCUR'SIVELY, adverb In a wandering manner.
EXCURSIVENESS
EXCUR'SIVENESS, noun The act of wandering or of passing usual limits.
EXCUSABLE
EXCU'SABLE, adjective s as z. [See Excuse.] That may be excused; pardonable; as, the man is excusable1. Admitting of excuse or justification; as an excusable action.
EXCUSABLENESS
EXCU'SABLENESS, noun s as z. The state of being excusable; pardonableness; the quality of admitting of excuse.