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excretion

ik skree shuhn

  • n  the bodily process of discharging waste matter
  • n  waste matter (as urine or sweat but especially feces) discharged from the body

  • Manna, gift of Heaven upon which the Israelites fed on their exodus from Egypt to Canaan, was but the excretion from the bodies of certain coccids, a kind of plant lice which .
  • Studies suggest that fatty, sugary foods promote excretion of the stress hormone cortisol, which seems to further stimulate appetite for calorie-dense foods.
  • Customers loved them and wanted more edible excretion experiences, so he opened Modern Toilet in 2004.
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  • Aishwarya Rai in National
    It's true that the cow is sacred to Hindus but that doesn't alter the fact that urine is a dirty excretion,Aishwarya Rai Bacchan, a former Miss World, said then. "The very thought of having to apply cow urine on my face or taking a...
  • Steven Pinker in Minneapolis Star Tribune
    In the chapter "The Seven Words You Can't Say on Television," Pinker asks: "Why would a democracy sanction the use of government force to deter the uttering of words for two activities -- sex and excretion --that harm no one and are inescapable...

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