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語源

17th century, borrowed from Late Latin dēfaecātiō.

発音

• (英国発音) IPA^(key): /ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/, /ˌdɛfəˈkeɪʃən/
• 韻: -eɪʃən

名詞

defecation (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 defecations)

1. The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels.
2. Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials.
   • 1883, National Academy of Sciences (US), Investigation of the Scientific and Economic Relations of the Sorghum Sugar Industry, page 84:

     The juice after it leaves the mill has a more or less green color, due to the presence of large quantities of chlorophyl and other vegetable substances, which must be removed. This process is known as defecation.

同意語

• See also Thesaurus:defecation

派生語

• open defecation

参照

• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “defecation”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.