faecal

faecal
chiefly British variant of fecal

New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • Faecal — F[ae] cal, a. See {Fecal}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • faecal — adj. Faecal is used with these nouns: ↑incontinence, ↑sample …   Collocations dictionary

  • faecal — [[t]fi͟ːk(ə)l[/t]] ADJ Faecal means referring or relating to faeces. [FORMAL] One of the ways the parasite spreads is through fecal matter. (in AM, use fecal) …   English dictionary

  • faecal — faeces (US feces) ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ waste matter remaining after food has been digested, discharged from the bowels. DERIVATIVES faecal adjective. ORIGIN Latin, plural of faex dregs …   English terms dictionary

  • faecal matter — noun solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels • Syn: ↑fecal matter, ↑feces, ↑faeces, ↑BM, ↑stool, ↑ordure, ↑dejection • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • faecal — fae·cal (fēʹkəl) adj. Chiefly British Variant of fecal. * * * …   Universalium

  • faecal — fae·cal || fɪːkl adj. of feces, fecal, of excrement …   English contemporary dictionary

  • faecal — UK [ˈfiːk(ə)l] / US [ˈfɪk(ə)l] adjective formal relating to faeces …   English dictionary

  • faecal — adjective of or relating to feces fecal matter • Syn: ↑fecal • Derivationally related forms: ↑faeces (for: ↑fecal), ↑feces …   Useful english dictionary

  • faecal cast — a string of faeces, mucoid and gelatinous, trailing from the anus of a fish …   Dictionary of ichthyology

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