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countable and uncountable, plural defecations
The act or process of voiding feces from the bowels. examples
Any of several processes for the removal of impurities, or for clarifying various materials. quotations examples
The juice after it leaves the mill has a more or less green color, due to the presence of large quantities of chlorophyl and other vegetable substances, which must be removed. This process is known as defecation.
1883, National Academy of Sciences (US), Investigation of the Scientific and Economic Relations of the Sorghum Sugar Industry, page 84