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defæcation

defæcation is the archaic spelling of defecation.

Meaning of defecation

Noun

defecation (countable and uncountable, plural defecations)

  1. The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
  2. 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 of defæcation

pluraldefæcations

Questions about defæcation

What is defæcation the archaic spelling of?
Defæcation is the archaic spelling of defecation.

Words near defæcation in the dictionary

  1. Defynnog
  2. defæcate
  3. defæcated
  4. defæcates
  5. defæcating
  6. defæcation
  7. defæcations
  8. defœdate
  9. defœdated
  10. defœdates
  11. defœdation

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