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excretin

excretin noun: a non-nitrogenous crystalline substance, formerly thought to be present in small quantities in human feces.

Noun

excretin (uncountable)

  1. (dated) A non-nitrogenous crystalline substance, formerly thought to be present in small quantities in human feces.

Origin of excretin

From excrete + -in.

Questions about excretin

What does excretin mean?
Excretin means a non-nitrogenous crystalline substance, formerly thought to be present in small quantities in human feces.
What part of speech is excretin?
Excretin is a noun.

Words near excretin in the dictionary

  1. excrete
  2. excreted
  3. excreter
  4. excreters
  5. excretes
  6. excretin
  7. excreting
  8. excretings
  9. excretion
  10. excretionary
  11. excretions

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