recrement Meaning, Definition & Usage

Rec"re*ment noun

Etymology

L. recrementum; pref. re- re- + cernere, cretum, to separate, sift: cf. F. récrément.

Definitions

1. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful; dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore.
2. (Med.) (a) Excrement. Obs. (a) A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it.