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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Recrement \Rec"re*ment\ (r?k"r?*ment), noun [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.
2. (Med.) (a) Excrement. [Obs.] (a) A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed by it.
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