defecation
nounUK /ˌdɛfɪˈkeɪʃən/
Etymology 17th century, borrowed from Late Latin dēfaecātiō.
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.
- 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.1883, National Academy of Sciences (US), Investigation of the Scientific and Economic Relations of the Sorghum Sugar Industry, page 84:
- Synonyms
25 terms
big jobs, bowel movement, cack, call of nature, crap, crapping, defecating, defecation, doing one's ease, doing one's easement, dump, dumping, easement, hod, motion, number two, poo, pooh, poop, purging, sharn, shit, shitting, spraying, taking a shit- Derived terms
- Anti-Defecation League, hyperdefecation, open defecation