dejecta

American  

[dih-jek-tuh] / dɪˈdʒɛk tə /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. waste discharged from the body; excrement.

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dejecta British  

/ dɪˈdʒɛktə /

plural noun

1. waste products excreted through the anus; faeces

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Etymology

Origin of dejecta

1885–90; < New Latin, neuter plural of Latin dējectus; see deject

Example Sentences

George H. McFadden, 79, leading cotton merchant; at Rosemont, Pa. The stench of Bernarr Macfadden's published dejecta rises from twelve magazines and three newspapers.

From Time Magazine Archive

They avoid the dejecta of affected persons, but they do not force the native to live in the bush as they do a person affected by small-pox.

From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta

The sweat in dysentery unmistakably bears the odor of the dejecta.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)

Nearby is the Phlox dejecta in large quantities, resembling a desert moss, and covering the rocks with its tinted carpet.

From The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter by James, George Wharton

Moro found that the dejecta of children contain large numbers of Bac. lacidophilus and Bac. bifidus, but, as age advances, the bacterial flora of the intestines tends to change.

From The Bacillus of Long Life a manual of the preparation and souring of milk for dietary purposes, together with and historical account of the use of fermente by Douglas, Loudon