excretory

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \ˈek-skrə-ˌtȯr-ē\
- /ɪkˈskrit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \ˈek-skrə-ˌtȯr-ē\

Definitions of excretory word

noun excretory Of, relating to, or concerned with excretion. 1
adjective excretory of excretion 1
adjective excretory of or for excretion 0
noun excretory an excretory organ 0

See all 4 definitions of excretory

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Parts of speech for Excretory

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Excretory

excretory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for excretory

adjective excretory

eliminative — Of, pertaining to, or producing elimination.
aperient — laxative
cathartic — Something that is cathartic has the effect of catharsis.
eliminatory — Tending to eliminate.
evacuant — A medicine that induces some kind of bodily discharge, such as an emetic, a sudorific, or especially a laxative.

All 7 Synonyms of excretory