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Plural of excrement

regular plural

The plural of excrement is excrements.

Forms of excrement

Singularexcrement /ˈɛkskɹəmənt/
Pluralexcrements
Countablecountable and uncountable

Excrements in a sentence

  • Truly, chemistry can only cope with the excrements of living matter: after all, dead matter itself is only an excretum of life.2005, Otto Weininger, translated by Ladislaus Löb, “Judaism”, in Daniel Steuer, Laura Marcus, editors, Sex and Character: An Investigation…. From the entry excretum
  • The colonization of the different types of materials by lichens was induced, to a great extent, by the input of bird excrements, giving rise to a characteristic ornithocoprophilous flora.1991, J. Garcia-Rowe, C. Saiz-Jimenez, “Lichens and bryophytes as agents of deterioration of building materials in Spanish cathedrals…. From the entry ornithocoprophilous

Meaning of excrement

  1. noun Human and non-human animal solid waste excreted from the bowels; feces.
  2. noun Any waste matter excreted from the human or non-human animal body, or discharged by bodily organs.
  3. noun Something which grows out of the body; hair, nails, etc.

Full definition of excrement

Questions about the plural of excrement

What is the plural of excrement?
The plural of excrement is excrements.
Is excrement countable?
Excrement is a countable and uncountable noun.

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