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defecations

defecations is the plural 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

Phrases with defecations

Questions about defecations

What is defecations the plural of?
Defecations is the plural of defecation.

Words near defecations in the dictionary

  1. defecate
  2. defecated
  3. defecates
  4. defecating
  5. defecation
  6. defecations
  7. defecator
  8. defecators
  9. defecatory
  10. defecographic
  11. defecography

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