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" Along with all the other stunning statistics China can provide, it can also claim to be the world leader in making energy from human excrement. Biogas, as this energy is known, can be produced from the fermentation of any organic material, from wood to vegetables to human excreta."
Rose George

Meaning of "excreta" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXCRETA

New Latin, from Latin excernere to excrete.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXCRETA

ɪkˈskriːtə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXCRETA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Excreta is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EXCRETA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Excretion

Excretion is the process by which waste products of metabolism and other non-useful materials are eliminated from an organism. In vertebrates this is primarily carried out by the lungs, kidneys and skin. This is in contrast with secretion, where the substance may have specific tasks after leaving the cell. Excretion is an essential process in all forms of life. In mammals urine is carried out through the urethra and that is part of the excretory system. In single-celled organisms, waste products are discharged directly through the surface of the cell. Chemical structure of uric acid. Plants produce carbon dioxide and water as respiratory waste products. In green plants, the carbon dioxide released during respiration gets utilized during photosynthesis. Oxygen can be thought of as a waste product generated during photosynthesis, and exits through stomata, root cell walls, and other routes. Plants can get rid of excess water by transpiration and guttation. It has been shown that the leaf acts as an 'excretophore' and, in addition to being a green plant's primary organ of photosynthesis, is also used as the plant's method of excreting toxic wastes.

Definition of excreta in the English dictionary

The definition of excreta in the dictionary is waste matter, such as urine, faeces, or sweat, discharged from the body; excrement.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EXCRETA

amreeta · amrita · excreter · feterita · greeter · maltreater · margarita · margherita · marguerita · nonsecretor · praetor · pretor · propraetor · propretor · retreater · rhetor · secreta · senhorita · treater · ureter

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EXCRETA

excrecencies · excrement · excremental · excrementitial · excrementitious · excrescence · excrescency · excrescent · excrescential · excrescently · excretal · excrete · excreter · excretion · excretive · excretory · excruciate · excruciating · excruciatingly · excruciation

WORDS THAT END LIKE EXCRETA

anchoveta · arboreta · beta · chaqueta · diatreta · eta · feta · galleta · geta · keta · meseta · Meta · Peta · pineta · seta · taffeta · tapeta · theta · weta · zeta

Synonyms and antonyms of excreta in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «excreta» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EXCRETA

Find out the translation of excreta to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of excreta from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «excreta» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

排泄物
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

excretas
570 millions of speakers
en

English

excreta
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मलमूत्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفضلات
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

экскременты
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

excreta
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

মল
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

déjections
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Excreta
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Exkremente
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

排せつ物
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

배설물
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Excreta
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chất bài tiết
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மலத்தை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

मलमूत्र
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

dışkı
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

escrezioni
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

odchody
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

екскременти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

excrementelor
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

περιττώματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ontlasting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

exkret
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

excreta
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about excreta

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2 QUOTES WITH «EXCRETA»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word excreta.
1
Brian Aldiss
Civilization is the distance man has placed between himself and his excreta.
2
Rose George
Along with all the other stunning statistics China can provide, it can also claim to be the world leader in making energy from human excrement. Biogas, as this energy is known, can be produced from the fermentation of any organic material, from wood to vegetables to human excreta.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXCRETA»

Discover the use of excreta in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to excreta and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Global Atlas of Excreta, Wastewater Sludge, and Biosolids ...
This compilation of information includes specific information from 19% of the member states of the United Nations, and includes representation of diverse countries and the full spectrum of management programs.
Ronald J. LeBlanc, Peter Matthews, Roland P. Richard, 2009
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Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and ...
Three other volumes available separately: Vol. 1: Policy and regulatory aspects (ISBN 9241546824); Vol. 2: Wastewater and excreta in agriculture (ISBN 9241546832); and Vol. 4: Excreta and greywater use in agriculture (ISBN 9241546859).
World Health Organization, 2006
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Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and ...
New opportunities enable the use of human waste as a resource for pro-poor agricultural development, particularly in periurban areas. Best practice to minimize associated health risks is at the heart of this volume
World Health Organization, 2006
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Guidelines for the Safe Use of Wastewater, Excreta and ...
New opportunities enable the use of human waste as a resource for pro-poor agricultural development, particularly in periurban areas. Best practice to minimize associated health risks is at the heart of this volume.
World Health Organization, 2006
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An Inquiry into the medicinal value of the excreta of ...
John HASTINGS (M.D., Edin.) CASE VI. Cavity in right lung—Nearly closed. Maria M gratuitous patients in the spring of last year, was born of a consumptive family, having lost both her parents from phthisis. She had previously, for several  ...
John HASTINGS (M.D., Edin.), 1862
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Wastewater Irrigation and Health: Assessing and Mitigating ...
EXCRETA USE Perceptions from farmers using fresh human excreta in southern Ghana are presented in Table 17.2. Farmers asked septic truck drivers to dump their loads on the fields (Cofie et al., 2009). Most farmers associated excreta use  ...
Pay Drechsel, Christopher A. Scott, Mark Redwood, 2010
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The manurial value of the excreta of milch cows
William Sanford Sweetser. farnished aE the data- the experiment proper reaEy coeered bat fifty days- dirided into fiee periods of ten days each. The ration of the cow Cena was pianned to be the same throaghoat the experiment- and to consist  ...
William Sanford Sweetser, 1900
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The Poultry Item
1 P. M. first evacuation. The excreta were black. 2 P. 11. second evacuation. Excreta black. 7 A. M. fourth day, excreta free from black. Lampblack appeared in 6 hours and disappeared in 72 hours. This test was run with a broody hen. Test No.
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A manual of practical hygiene, for use in the medical ...
WE have seen that a regular supply of pure air — in other words, efficient ventilation — is required to remove the excreta of the lungs and the volatile products of the skin. The solid and fluid excreta from the bowels and the kidneys ought to be ...
Edmund Alexander Parkes, 1873
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The Public Health Consequences of Disasters
Methods of Human Excreta Disposal The immediate sanitary objectives for health professionals at disaster sites are to control local defecation and to encourage the concentration of human wastes into areas where it can be managed ...
Eric K. Noji Chief of the International Emergency & Refugee Health Unit U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXCRETA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term excreta is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Abolish income tax?
... the way to becoming a superpower” cannot avert its eyes to the lingering practice of removing human excreta, raw or dry, with bare hands. «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
2
A global crisis of water quality looms — Asit K. Biswas
An “improved” sanitation facility is one that hygienically separates human excreta from human contact. Sadly, these definitions sometimes have ... «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
3
Manual scavenging still a reality
... rehabilitation of manual scavengers, 2500 manual scavenger families, who clean human excreta with bare hands, had been identified so far. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Why Can't We Stop Cholera in Haiti?
Even throughout the worst rainy season from April till June, which anyone working on cholera dreads (rain flushes out excreta from shoddy pit ... «Gizmodo, Jul 15»
5
Dirty Bindal, Rispana rivers pose health hazards: MAD
Domestic waste, effluent plastic, dead animals and human excreta were found in the Bindal. “Encroachments were not just on the banks of the ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
6
Mahama Must Walk the Talk
They do not have any decent toilet facilities in the cells and so they defecate in a container and sleep with the human excreta till the following ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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Census yanks lid off India scavenger stink
Hundreds if not thousands in almost every state, including 2,500 in Bengal, told the surveyors they manually remove untreated human excreta ... «Calcutta Telegraph, Jul 15»
8
Humanist Association of Ghana Decries Homophobia
The party was volleyed with a nasty combination of human excreta and stones. In the wake of that, some youth in the community came together ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
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Tripura govt contests manual scavenger figure
He said the system of carrying of excreta by manual scavengers had been abolished after the first Left Front government was established in 1978. Bhowmick ... «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»
10
Glimpses of Dalit life
(It's always intrigued me that people who create excreta in the first place feel it below their dignity to clean up after themselves.) There have ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jul 15»
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