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diachoresis

diachoresis noun: the excretion or passage of feces.

Noun

diachoresis (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The excretion or passage of feces.

Origin of diachoresis

From Ancient Greek διαχώρησις (diakhṓrēsis, “a passing through”), from χωρέω (khōréō).

Questions about diachoresis

What does diachoresis mean?
Diachoresis means the excretion or passage of feces.
What part of speech is diachoresis?
Diachoresis is a noun.

Words near diachoresis in the dictionary

  1. diacetylrhein
  2. diacetylverrucarol
  3. Diachenko
  4. diachisis
  5. Diachok
  6. diachoresis
  7. diachroneity
  8. diachronic
  9. diachronic linguistics
  10. diachronical
  11. diachronically

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