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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By binding to cholesterol in the small intestine, cholesterol is not absorbed into the bloodstream and is instead excreted from the body.
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Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
These maggots vomit and excrete illuminated threads of bile to entice tiny insects to their deaths.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Moll, Verywell Health, 2 Oct. 2025
Dogs like to catch them in their mouths, and the toad excretes the poison into dog's mouth.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
These maggots vomit and excrete illuminated threads of bile to entice tiny insects to their deaths.
—Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
The byproducts of this process—such as ammonia—must be filtered out and excreted by the kidneys.
—Julia Ries Wexler, Health, 24 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for excrete
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrete. Accessed 7 Oct. 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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