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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejectionnoun

    solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

Wiktionary

  1. faecesnoun

    Solid or semi-solid waste material from the digestive process of an animal, discharged through the bowels; excrement.

Wikipedia

  1. faeces

    Feces (or faeces), known colloquially and in slang as poo and poop, are the solid or semi-solid remains of food that was not digested in the small intestine, and has been broken down by bacteria in the large intestine. Feces contain a relatively small amount of metabolic waste products such as bacterially altered bilirubin, and dead epithelial cells from the lining of the gut.Feces are discharged through the anus or cloaca during defecation. Feces can be used as fertilizer or soil conditioner in agriculture. They can also be burned as fuel or dried and used for construction. Some medicinal uses have been found. In the case of human feces, fecal transplants or fecal bacteriotherapy are in use. Urine and feces together are called excreta.

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  1. faeces

    Faeces, also known as stool or excrement, is the waste product expelled from the body's digestive system after the digestion of food has been completed. This waste material typically consists of leftover nutrients, water, bacteria, and cells from the lining of the digestive tract that the body could not process or absorb. Faeces is predominantly eliminated from the body via the rectum and anus. Its colour, texture, and size may vary depending on diet, health, and other variables.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Faeces

    excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation

  2. Etymology: [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.]

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of faeces in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of faeces in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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  1. Winnie Nabatanzi:

    The water is dirty and there are no toilets here and you can see human faeces are all over the place.

  2. Davey Jones:

    Most people know that you emit lots of this virus through respiratory particles in droplets from the lungs, but what's less well known is that you actually emit more small virus particles in faeces.

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