excrescential (ekskresenshal)

[ excreta (eks-krēʼtä), n. pl. [L., neut. pl. of ex cretus, pp. of excernere, separate: see excern, excrete. Any matter eliminated as usele from the living body; specifically, such sub stances as have really entered into the ti ues of the body and are the product of its me tabolism, as urine or sweat. In this restricted [ ex sense the word would not include the feces. excretal (eks-krēʻtal or eks'krē-tal), a. creta + -al.] Pertaining to or of the nature of excreta; excremental; excrementitious. The surface waters of towns are certainly not clean, but where the streets are efficiently scavenged they are free from taint of human excretal refuse, and fit for admi ion into the rivers. Sci. Amer . Supp . , p. 8836. sift out, separate: see excern and excrement1. Cf. concrete, secrete.] To throw out or eliminate; specifically, to eliminate from an organic body by a proce of secretion and discharge. Certain plants excrete sweet juice, apparently for the sake of eliminating something injurious from their sap. Darwin, Origin of Species, p. 95. excrete (eks'krēt), n. [= Sp. Pg. excreto, The fluid they excrete is the grand outlet for the nitrogenous excretes of the animal body. B. W. Richardson , Prevent. Med., p. 211. excurrent The frettings, the thwartings, and the excruciations of life. Feltham, Resolves, ii. 57. excubationt (eks-ku-bā'shon), n. [ excubitorium (eks-kü-bi-to'ri-um), n.; pl. ex cubit or i a (-a). [LL., a post where guards were stationed, IMG:content-0873.jpg:[graphic] excretion (eks-kre's hon), n. [= F. excrétion = Sp. excrecion = Pg. excreção = It. escrezione, In the case of the glands on the stipules of Vicia sativa, the excretion [of a sweet fluid] manifestly depends on changes in the sap, consequent on the sun shining brightly. Darwin, Cro and Self Fertilisation, p. 403. 2. The substance excreted, as sweat or urine, or certain juices in plants. Nor do they [toads] contain those urinary parts which are found in other animals, to avoid that serous excretion . Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., iii. 13. =Syn. Excretion , Secretion . Secretion is the more general word, and includes excretion . The latter is restricted to the elimination of usele or harmful substances from the body. Thus, the secretion of saliva or of milk would not be called excretion ; but the latter term would be applied to the secretion of the urine. Both terms are applied to the products as well as to the functions. excretive (eks-krēʼtiv or eks'krē-tiv), a . [ ex crete + -ive.] Having the power to excrete. A diminution of the body happens by the excretive fac Harvey , Consumptions. ulty, excerning and evacuating more than nece ary. excretory (eks'krē-to-ri or eks-krē tō-ri), a. and [= F. excrétoire = Sp. Pg. excretorio = It. n. escretorio, These glandules are respectively furnished with an ar tery, a vein, a nerve, and usually also an excretory ve el suitable to its size and uses. Boyle, Works, VI. 733. The fact, however, of its being prolonged to the anus, which is in a different position in the larva and mature state, shows that the stomach serves, at least, as an excretory channel. Darwin, Cirriped i a, p. 20. II. n . An excretory organ. Excretories of the body are nothing but slender slips of the arteries, deriving an appropriated juice from the blood. Cheyne. excruciable (eks-krö'shi-a-bl), a . [ exeru ciabilis , worthy of or deserving torture, torturing, excruciare , torture: see excruciate .] Liable to torment; worthy to be tormented. Bai ley, 1727. excruciamentt, n. [L. as if * excruciamentum, torture, Excruciation. To this wild of sorrowes and excruciament she was confined. Nashe , Lenten Stuffe (Harl. Misc., VI. 177). eve of some festival, and from which the great shrines were observed. The watching-loft of St. Albans, in England, is a beautiful structure of wood; the excubitorium at Lich field is a gallery over the door of the sacristy. Excubitorium, or Watching-loft, St. Albans Cathedral, England. excudet (eks- kūd'), v. t. [ excudere , strike, beat, or hammer out, mold, form, make, ex , out, + cudere , strike.] To beat out on an anvil; forge; coin. Bailey , 1727. excudit (eks-kü'dit). [L., 3d pers. sing. perf. ind. of excudere , strike, beat, or hammer out: see excude .] Literally, he engraved (it): a word appended to the foot of an engraving, preceded by the name of the artist: as, Bar- tolozzi excudit . G. Buck . exculpable (eks-kul'pa-bl), a. [ He exculpated himself from being the author of the heroic epistle. W. Mason, To Dr. Shebbeare, note. 2. Serve to relieve of or free from blame; serve as an excuse for. = Syn. To exonerate, acquit, absolve, pardon, justify.