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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Which which raises an important question: what happens to them after they are excreted?
Disturbingly, pharmaceutical waste and metabolites end up in the water.
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The scientific team suspected that the shark was attacked and eaten, and the tag resumed transmission about four days later, after it was excreted.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Their body excretes a pink fluid that gives the animal a wet appearance to prevent sunburns, according to the San Diego Zoo.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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Grrlscientist, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
The scientific team suspected that the shark was attacked and eaten, and the tag resumed transmission about four days later, after it was excreted.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Their body excretes a pink fluid that gives the animal a wet appearance to prevent sunburns, according to the San Diego Zoo.
—Solcyré Burga, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
Once researchers wash off the dye, the mice lost their translucency and the dye is excreted through urine, according to the university site's description of the study.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Sep. 2024
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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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