excrement 
excrement- (eks'kre-nient), M. [With sense 
diir appiir. to r.irci .-<( << ', < IJ.. i.in-i nii'iituiH, 
a n ele\ ji inn. pi-oinineiK'e, ML. alsoun increase. 
lit. that whirli lias grown up, < L. cxcrescere, 
grow out, grow up, rise: seo excrescent. ('!'.<- 
in /</. ] Anything growing naturally on the 
living body, as hair, nails, feathers, etc.; an 
outgrowth or natural exci-i-si-enee. [Kare.J 
\Vliy H 'I hue Mieb a ni^anl of hair, lieini,', as ii 
plentillll an :.riTri,<,'iif' Xlxil,., t . o!' I'.., ii. 'J. 
Upon tilts [head] grows the tiair, which though it lit 1 cs 
teemed an ../--(/(((, is of great use 1.1 eherMi ami keen 
warm thr hrain. /.'"/, tt'orks of Creation, if. 
excremental (eks-kre-men'tal), a. [= Sp. ex- 
cremental = It. escrementale ; as excrement! + 
-al.] Pertaiuing to or resembling excrement. 
Whetherthose little dusty partiele.s, upon the lower aide 
of the leaves, be seed* and seminal parts, or rattier, as It is 
commonly eoncei veil, i'.cfri'//n'iiiiil separations, we have not 
heen aMe to iletermine. .s'/,- '/'. Ilriurnf, Vulg. Err., ii. 7. 
excrementary (eks-kro-men'ta-ri), a. [< ei- 
cniiii'iit -\- -<<ri/i.] Excrementitious. 
WhtTfVerthis man apeuks. one gets a pereeption of Swe- 
denborg'a XMiMumMnf Hells. 
New York Tribune, May 17, 1882. 
excrementitial (eks*kre-nien-tish'al),a. Same 
as excrentt'ittitioux. 
excrementitious 1 (eks'kre-men-tish'us), a. [= 
Sp. Pg. ejceremciiticio, < L. as if "excrementicius, 
< excrementum, refuse, excrement: see excre- 
ment 1 .'] Pertaining to excrement; of the nature 
of excrement. 
zcniniirftiou animal juices, such as musk (and] civet. 
Goldsmith, Taste. 
Kain-wnter collected from the roofs of houses, and stored 
in iindrr- i-oiiinl tanks, ... is often i>olluted to a danger- 
ous extent by excrentenlitious matters, and is rarely of 
sufficiently good quality to be employed for dietetic pur- 
poses with safety. E. Frankland, Exper. in Chem., p. 553. 
excrementitious 2 (eks'kre-men-tish'us), a. 
K excrement? + -itious; after excrementitious' 1 .'] 
Of the nature of a natural outgrowth or excre- 
ment. 
Hair is but an excreinriititiotu Thing. 
IloweU, Letters, I. i. 31. 
excrescence, excrescency (eks-kres'ens, -en- 
si), n. ; pi. excrescences, excrescencies (-en-sez, 
-siz). [= F. excrescence = Sp. excreeencia = 
Pg. excresceneia = It. escreseenza (fern, sing.), 
an excrescence, < L. excrescentia, morbid ex- 
crescences on the body, neut. pi. of excres- 
cen(t-)s, growing out: see excrescent.] 1. An 
abnormal superficial growth or appendage, as 
a wart or tubercle ; anything which grows 
unnaturally, and without organic use, out of 
something else, as nutgalls ; hence, a super- 
fluity ; a disfiguring addition. 
Providence . . . assigns to Christians no more but " food 
and raiment " for their own use : all other excrescencies uf 
possessions being intrusted to the rich man's dispensation, 
only as to a steward. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 228. 
A man hath reason to doubt that his very best actious 
are sullied with some unhandsome - .c> > MVHCJ/. 
Jtr. Taylor, Works (ed. 1835), I. 799. 
All excrescence and not a living part of poetry. Dryden. 
2f. Figuratively, an extravagant or excessive 
outbreak: as, " excrescences of joy," Jer. Taylor. 
- Cauliflower excrescence, in palhol. See caulijKncer. 
excrescent (eks-kres'ent), a. [< L. excres- 
cen(t-)s, ppr. of excrescere, grow out, grow up, 
rise up, in particular of morbid excrescences 
on the body, < ex, out, + crescerc, grow: see 
I/VM v /.] Growing out of something else ; spe- 
cifically, abnormally put forth or added ; hence, 
superfluous and incongruous : as, a wart is an 
excrescent growth on the hand ; excrescent knots 
on a tree; excrescent ornaments on a dress or 
on a building. 
i:\lnniL.-r UK \ilmle, orlop th 1 excrescent parts. 
Pope, Essay on Man, ii. 4:t. 
excrescential (eks-kre-sen'shal), a. [< exmx- 
cence (L. excrescentia) + -al.] Pertaining to 
or resembling an excrescence ; of the nature 
of an excrescence. 
excreta (eks-kre'tii), . pi. [L., neut. pi. of ex- 
i-rrtus, pp. of excernere, separate : see rxceni, 
i.ri-ntc.] Any matter eliminated as useless 
from the living body; specifically, such sub- 
stances as have really entered into the tissues 
of tin- body and are the product of its me- 
tabolism, as urine or sweat. In this restricted 
sense the word would not include the feces. 
excretal (eks-krS'tal or eks'kre-tal), . [< cr- 
r/v In + -al.~\ Pertaining to or of the nature 
of excreta; excremental ; excrementitious. 
The surface waters of toi\ us are eertainly not . -Iran, but 
Mberetlie street- are ellieienth eavelli.M'.l they are free 
troni taint of human rjccrctal refuse, anil lit for admission 
into the riven. v<. Attiri: .S'H;M,., p. .-sin. 
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excrete (eks-kref), r. t. ; pret. and pp. excreted, 
ppr. cxerctimj. [< L. cxcretiix, pp. of wi-rui-rr, 
silt out, separate: see excern and excreim at*. 
Of. concrete, secrete.] To throw out or elimi- 
nate ; specifically, to eliminate from an organic 
body by a process of secretion and discharge. 
Certain plants rxcrete sweet juice, apparently for the 
sake of eliminating something injurious from their sap. 
Darviu, Origin of Speeies, p. n. r i. 
excrete (eks'kret), . [= Sp. Pg. excreta, < L. 
(./(/( -turn, neut. of excrctus, pp. of excernere, sep- 
arate: see excrete, '.] That which has been 
excreted ; an excretion. 
The fluid they excrete Is the grand outlet for the nitroge- 
nous ..rcretel of the animal body. 
li. W. Jtichanlson, Prevent. Med., p. 211. 
excretion (eks-kre'shon), ti. [= F. excretion = 
Sp. excrecion = Pg. excrccSo = It. escrezione, < 
L. as if *excretio(n-), < excernere, pp. exeretus, 
separate: see excern, excrete.'] 1. The act of 
excreting. 
In the case of the glands on the stipules of Vicia sativa, 
the excretion [of a sweet fluid) manifestly depends on 
changes in the sap, consequent on the sun shining brightly. 
Darwin, Cross and Self Fertilisation, p. 403. 
2. The substance excreted, as sweat or urine, 
or certain juices in plants. 
Nor do they [toads] contain those urinary parts which 
are found in other animals, to avoid that serous excretion. 
Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., ill. IS. 
= 8yn. Excretion, Secretion. Secretion is the more general 
word, and includes excretion. The latter is restricted to 
the elimination of uaeless or harmful substances from the 
body. Thus, the secretion of saliva or of milk would not 
be called excretion ; but the latter term would be applied 
to the secretion of the urine. Both terms are applied to 
the products as well as to the functions. 
excretive (eks-kre'tiv or eks'kre-tiv), a. [< ex- 
crete + -te.] Having the power to excrete. 
A diminution of the body happens by the excretive fac- 
ulty, excerning and evacuating more than necessary. 
llarccy, Consumptions. 
excretory (eks'kre-to-ri or eks-kre'to-ri), a. and 
. [= F. excretotre = Sp. Pg. excretorio = It. 
escretorio, < ML. excretorius, < L. exeretus, pp. 
of excernere, separate: see excern, excrete.] I. 
a. 1. Pertaining to excretion. 2. Conducting 
off; serving for excretion: as, excretory ducts. 
These glandules are respectively furuished with an ar- 
tery, a vein, a nerve, and usually also an excretory vessel 
suitable to Ita size and uses. Boyle, Works, VI. 733. 
The fact, however, of its being prolonged to the anus, 
which is in a different position in the larva and mature 
state, shows that the stomach serves, at least, as an excre- 
tory channel. Darwin, Clrripedia, p. 20. 
II. n. An excretory organ. 
Exeretoriei of the body arc nothing but slender slips of 
the arteries, deriving an appropriated juice from the blood. 
Chtynt. 
excludable (eks-krS'shi-a-bl), a. [< L. excru- 
ciabilis, worthy of or deserving torture, tortur- 
ing, < excruciare, torture : see excruciate.] Lia- 
ble to torment ; worthy to be tormented. Bai- 
ley, 1727. 
excruciamentt, . [< L. as if 'excruciamentum, 
torture, < excruciare, torture: see excruciate.] 
Excruciation. 
To this wild of sorrow e< and exeruciament she was con- 
fined. Natke, Lenten Stuffe (Harl. Misc., VI. 177). 
excruciate (eks-kr6'shi-at), r. t. ; pret. and pp. 
excruciated, ppr. excruciating. [< L. excrucia- 
tus, pp. of excruciare (> OF. excrucicr), torture 
greatly, < ex, out, + cruciare, torture (on the 
cross), < crux (cruc-), cross : see cruciate' 1 , cruci- 
fy, cross 1 .] To torture ; torment ; inflict very 
severe pain upon, as if by crucifying: as, to 
tj-i-rueiate the feelings. 
Whilst they feel hell, Iwing damned in their hate, 
lln ii- thoughts, like devils, them excruciate. 
Drayton, Worldly Crosses. 
excruciating (eks-kr8'shi-a-ting), p. o. 1. Ex- 
tremely painful ; torturing ; tormenting. 
Leave them, as long as they keep their hardness and im- 
penitent hearts, to those gnawing and excruciating fears. 
lie had long been troubled with a cancer in his cheek, 
by which excruciating disease he died. 
Goldsmith, Bolingbroke. 
Hie North American Indians . . . are trained from their 
infancy to the total suppression of their emotions of every 
kind, and endure the most errrudittiup torments at the 
stake without signs of suffering. Wtttml, orations, I. 310. 
2. Extremely precise or elaborate; extreme: 
as, exi-rui-i(itini) politeness. [Colloq., U. S.] 
excruciatingly (eks-kr6'shi-a-ting-li), adv. 1. 
In an excruciating manner. 2. Extremely: 
U, i rrnifintiiii/h/ polite. [Colloq., U. S.] 
excruciation tfeks-kro-dd-i'shon), . [= OF. 
' n i-iii-iiitiini. < Ll,. fscriiciiiti<>(n-), < L. excru- 
i-iiin; torture : see excruciate.'] The act of ex- 
cruciating or inflicting extreme pain, or the 
state of being excruciated; torture. 
excurrent 
The frt-ttings, the thwartings, and the <x>-i < 
life. 
excubationt (eks-ku-ba'shon), H. [< LL. >-r- 
cubatio(n-), a watching, keeping watch, < >i- 
i-iilnirc, lie or sleep out of doors, usually lie out 
on guard, keep watch, < tj-, out, + cubare, lie.] 
The act of watching all night. 
excubitorium (eks-ku-bi-to'ri-um), n. ; pi. ex- 
i-iilntoria (-&). [LL., a post where guards 
were stationed. 
< exculiare, pp. 
rj-i'iiliitii.--. keep 
watch : see ex- 
niliiition.'] In 
arch., a gallery 
in a church 
where public 
watch was for- 
merly kept at 
night on the 
eve of some 
festival, and 
from which the 
great shrines 
were observed. 
Tile watching-loft 
of St. Albans, in 
England, la a beau- 
tiful structure of 
wood ; the excubi- 
torium at LichHeld 
is a gallery over 
the door of the 
"A^L / 1, Eiciibitorium. or Walcbing-lo/1. St. Albara 
eXCUdet (CkS- Cathedral. England. 
kud'), v. t. [< 
L. excudere, strike, beat, or hammer out, mold, 
form, make, < ex, out, + cudere, strike.] To beat 
out on an anvil; forge; coin. Itailey, 1727. 
excudit (eks-ku'dit). [L., 3d pers. sing. perf. 
ind. of excudere, strike, beat, or hammer out : 
see excude.] Literally, he engraved (it): a 
word appended to the foot of an engraving, 
preceded by the name of the artist : as, Bar- 
tolozzi excudit. 
exculpable (eks-kul'pa-bl), a. [< exculp-ate + 
-able.] Capable or worthy of exculpation. Sir 
G. Suck. 
exculpate (eks-kul'pat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. ex- 
Clllj 
ex, out, -f- culjiare, blame, < culjxi, fault, blame : 
see culprit. Ct. inculpate.] 1 . To clear from a 
charge or imputation of fault or guilt ; vindi- 
cate from an accusation of wrong-doing. 
He exculpated himself from being the author of the he- 
roic epistle. If. Mason, To L)r. Hhebbeare, note. 
2. Serve to relieve of or free from blame ; serve 
as an excuse for. =8yn. To exonerate, acquit, absolve, 
pardon, justify. 
exculpation (eks-kul-pa'shou), n. [< ML. ex- 
culpatio(n-), < "exculpare, pp. "exculpatug, clear 
from blame : see exculpate.] The act of excul- 
pating or of exonerating from a charge of fault 
or crime; vindication. 
In Scotland, the law allows of an fxc\dpa1ion, by which 
the prisoner Is suffered before his trial to prove the thing 
to be Impossible. Bp. Burnet, Hist. Own Times, an. 1684. 
Letters Of exculpation, in Scots (air, a warrant granted 
at the suit of the accused citing witnesses in his defense, 
exculpatory (eks-kul'pa-to-ri), a. [< exculpate 
+ -ory.] Fitted or intended to clear from a 
charge of fault or guilt ; exonerating ; excus- 
ing: as, exculpatory evidence. 
He [Pope) wrote an exculpatory letter to the Duke [of 
Chandos), which was answered with great magnanimity. 
Johnson, Pope. 
excurt (eks-ker'), . '. [< L. excurrere, run out, 
run forth, project, make an excursion or irrup- 
tion, < rx, out, + currere, run : see current^.] 
To go beyond proper limits ; run to an extreme. 
His disease was an asthma, oft excurrinti to an orthop- 
nceia. Harvey, Consumptions. 
ex curia (eks ku'ri-S). [L. : ex, out of ; curia, 
abl. of curia, court :" see curia.] Out of court. 
excurrent (eks-kur'ent), n. [< L. excurren(t-)s, 
ppr. of excurrere, run out, project: see excur.] 
1. Running out. 
The insoluble reaidueof the introduced food [in sponges], 
together with the fluid excreta, is carried out through the 
oscule by the excurrent water. Encyc. Brit., XXII. 413. 
2. Infeof.: (o) Projecting or running beyond the 
edge or point of anything, as when the midrib 
of a leaf projects beyond the apex. (6) Pro- 
longed to the very summit : applied to the 
trunk of a tree which is undivided to the top, 
as in the spruce, in distinction from a deliques- 
cent growth. 3. Giving passage outward; af- 
fording exit: as, an excurrent orifice. 
Ipated, ppr. exculpating. [< ML. "exculpatun, 
). of 'exculpare (cf. ML. exculpatio(n-)), < L. 
