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# excrete

«excrete» in Mova's school dictionary: **To get rid of waste from the body, such as poo, urine…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (excrete, excretes, excreted, excreting); noun excretion

### meaning for a pupil

(science) To get rid of waste from the body, such as poo, urine (wee), sweat or carbon dioxide. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons excretion is one of the life processes of all living things (in «MRS GREN»: Movement, Respiration, Sensitivity, Growth, Reproduction, Excretion, Nutrition). The kidneys excrete urine, the lungs excrete carbon dioxide, and the skin excretes sweat. Plants excrete waste gases through their leaves.

### examples

- All living things excrete waste. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#x1)
- The kidneys excrete waste in urine. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#x2)
- We excrete carbon dioxide when we breathe out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#x3)
- Plants excrete oxygen as a waste product of photosynthesis. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#x4)
- Sweat helps the body excrete some salt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#x5)
- Excretion is one of the seven life processes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/#x6)

### note

Scientific word. Noun «excretion». Do not confuse with «secrete» (to make and release a useful liquid, like saliva) or with «excrement» (the solid waste itself).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «excrete» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/excrete/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.