excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter
noun
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It is considered a waste product and is typically excreted from the body through urine.
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Second, it was formulated using a measurement technique that involves tracking the amount of nitrogen being consumed and excreted from the body, which some scientists believe underestimates protein needs.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Some parrotfish species graze by biting off chunks of coral, especially from dead skeletons, and grinding it in their digestive systems, excreting it as sand.
—Ana Lilia Molina Hernández, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
Quantifying the risk of dyes Some animal studies have shown that dyes are metabolized quickly and excreted in the urine within hours or days after consumption.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 4 June 2025
Second, it was formulated using a measurement technique that involves tracking the amount of nitrogen being consumed and excreted from the body, which some scientists believe underestimates protein needs.
—Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 25 May 2025
Some parrotfish species graze by biting off chunks of coral, especially from dead skeletons, and grinding it in their digestive systems, excreting it as sand.
—Ana Lilia Molina Hernández, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2025
Quantifying the risk of dyes Some animal studies have shown that dyes are metabolized quickly and excreted in the urine within hours or days after consumption.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
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excrete
verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt 
excreted; excreting
: to separate and remove (waste produced by cellular activity) from the living body
urea is excreted by the kidneys in urine
Medical Definition
excrete
transitive verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt
excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
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