Definition of: recrement

(rek′rə·mənt) noun
1. Physiol. A secretion reabsorbed by the body after having performed its function, as gastric juice, saliva, etc.
2. Waste material; dross; scoria; spume. [<F récrément <L recrementum dross <re- back + cretum, pp. of cernere sift]
—rec′re·men′tal (-men′təl) adjective
—rec′re·men·ti′tial (-men·tish′əl), rec′re·men·ti′tious adjective