- egesting
- v. empty, discharge (as from the body)
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
egesting
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Egestion — E*ges tion, n. [L. egestio.] Act or process of egesting; a voiding. Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea … Universalium
egestion — /i jes cheuhn/, n. the process of egesting; the voiding of the refuse of digestion. [1375 1425; ME < L egestion (s. of egestio), equiv. to egest (see EGEST) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
egest — c.1600, from L. egestus, pp. of egere, from ex out (see EX (Cf. ex )) + gere to carry. Related: Egested; egesting … Etymology dictionary
egestion — n. process of egesting; removal of material which is indigestible from the body … English contemporary dictionary
egestions — n. process of egesting; removal of material which is indigestible from the body … English contemporary dictionary
egestion — /iˈdʒɛstʃən/ (say ee jeschuhn) noun the process of egesting; the voiding of the waste of digestion …
egestion — ̷ ̷ˈjes(h)chən noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English egestioun, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French egestion, from Latin egestion , egestio, from egestus + ion , io ion : the act or process of egesting … Useful english dictionary
e|ges|tion — «ee JEHS chuhn», noun. 1. the act or process of egesting. 2. something egested … Useful english dictionary
