excreta
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8.6
- noun
- /ɛkˈskritə/
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excreta
- Human excreta can carry harmful pathogens and should be disposed of safely.
- rodent excreta
- human excreta
Examples
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Proper sanitation is crucial to prevent the spread of diseases caused by contaminated excreta.
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In developing countries such as India, where human excreta are used as fertilizer, cysticercosis is a commonly encountered parasitic infection.
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Also, I have here a bag of horse excreta.
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There was excreta all over the place, but that was of no serious consequence.
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Preventive measures include the provision of safe drinking water and hygienic excreta disposal.
Academic text (2009) -
Fecal pollution of water supplies is attributed to poor disposal of excreta and a low standard of community hygiene.
Academic text (2008) -
Humans are exposed chiefly by inhaling aerosolized excreta.
Academic text (2014) -
Humans become infected through direct contact with infected rodents or inhalation of virus that has been shed in rodent excreta, blood, and saliva, and then become aerosolized.
Academic text (2013) -
Nevertheless, the robust rodent population indicated by the high trap success in August 2012 and extensive evidence of deer mouse infestation of the signature tent cabins indicated that the opportunity for exposure of guests to rodent excreta was likely high when the patients were staying there.
Academic text (2014) -
Farmers often use animal excreta to enrich the soil for better crop yields.
Synonyms
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5.1
Solid waste that people or animals pass from their body
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5.8
Solid waste that the body leaves when you go to the toilet
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6.1
Waste that leaves the body, such as poop
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5.9
Solid waste that children pass from the body
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4.2
Solid waste that leaves the body after it digests food
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3.5
Dirty substances that people get rid of from their bodies, like urine and feces
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6.4
Waste left by the body, like urine or feces
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2.7
Things the body gets rid of, like urine, sweat, and feces
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4.8
Solid waste the body sends out through the anus after food is digested
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9.9
Solid waste from people or animals, for example poo
A waste that the body gets rid of like urine or sweat
Small waste left by insects, like droppings from caterpillars
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Etymology
Excreta comes from Latin where the prefix ex- means 'out', so the word names things the body 'sends out'. Think of exit or export with the same ex-, and that is why excreta means the waste (urine or feces) that leaves the body.