excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
excreter
noun
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Apparently, the secretary is unaware that vitamin A is fat soluble and not easily excreted, with any excess stored in the liver.
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Caffeine and other substances in coffee change how the digestive tract absorbs, digests, and excretes food and drugs.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Without an innate pump, stagnant lymph fluid can lead to swelling and edema; but lymphatic drainage massage facilitates the more efficient passage of fluid from the lymph nodes, to the liver and kidneys, to be excreted from the body as urine.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
And while the metal is usually excreted from the body, and most people experience no adverse side effects, previous research has shown some gadolinium particles have been left behind.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Caffeine and other substances in coffee change how the digestive tract absorbs, digests, and excretes food and drugs.
—Sohaib Imtiaz, Verywell Health, 31 Mar. 2025
Without an innate pump, stagnant lymph fluid can lead to swelling and edema; but lymphatic drainage massage facilitates the more efficient passage of fluid from the lymph nodes, to the liver and kidneys, to be excreted from the body as urine.
—Jessica Ourisman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Excrete.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/excrete. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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excrete
verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt 
excreted; excreting
: to separate and remove (waste produced by cellular activity) from the living body
urea is excreted by the kidneys in urine
Medical Definition
excrete
transitive verb
ex·crete
ik-ˈskrēt
excreted; excreting
: to separate and eliminate or discharge (waste) from the blood, tissues, or organs or from the active protoplasm
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