excrete

Example Sentences

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The body can then easily excrete the metals.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

They are also essential to the preservation of tropical forests, with 70 to 90 percent of their tree species depending on frugivores to eat, spread and excrete their seeds.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2024

All these adaptations make up for the fact that songbirds never evolved a solution common to other seaside birds -- the ability to excrete excess salt through nasal glands.

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2024

A handful of labs are studying bats from other genera, and initial findings suggest they have varying abilities to excrete and transmit the pandemic virus.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 4, 2023

“You got to learn, Matt,” Ben said, “that Dad just doesn’t allow his children to excrete when he’s on a trip. It’s a family law.”

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy