Word: excretion
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ex
cre
tion
Definition: The process of removing or ejecting material that has no further utility, especially from the body; the act of excreting.
Morphemes:
Affix: excrete
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To discharge material (including waste products) from a cell, body or system.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: excretum
Language: la
Decoded: excretum
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I excrete, carry off, discharge.
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.