Recrement

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Recrement \Rec"re*ment\ (r?k"r?*ment), n. [L. recrementum; pref.
     re- re- + cernere, cretum, to separate, sift: cf. F.
     r['e]cr['e]ment.]
     1. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful;
        dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore.
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     2. (Med.)
        (a) Excrement. [Obs.]
        (a) A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed
            by it.
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