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faecal

faecal is the alternative spelling of fecal.

Meaning of fecal

Adjective

fecal (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to feces.
    • Differential biochemical or physiological characteristics which correlate with aerogenesis at elevated incubation temperatures will be adapted towards a fecal coliform procedure and towards converting a total coliform procedure under development to give a fecal coliform count as well.1973, Water Resources Research Catalog - Volume 8, Issue 1, page 732
    Synonyms:
    stercoraceous

Words formed from faecal

Phrases with faecal

Questions about faecal

What is faecal the alternative spelling of?
Faecal is the alternative spelling of fecal.

Words near faecal in the dictionary

  1. fadrazole
  2. fadrozole
  3. fads
  4. fady
  5. fae
  6. faecal
  7. faecal matter
  8. faecal transplant
  9. faecal transplants
  10. faecalith
  11. faecaliths

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