excretion

process of elimination by an organism of the waste products that arise as a result of metabolic activities
Intangible biological_process Q185557
excretion
Jakob Sigurðsson[2] · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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excretion

Summary

excretion is a biological process[1]. excretion has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • excretion's instance of is recorded as biological process[3].
  • excretion is a type of system process[4].
  • excretion is a type of expulsion[5].
  • excretion's Commons category is recorded as Excretion[6].
  • excretion is the opposite of eating[7].
  • excretion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Excretion[8].
  • excretion's product or material produced is recorded as external secretion[9].
  • excretion's product or material produced is recorded as excrement[10].
  • excretion's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • excretion's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • excretion's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • excretion's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • excretion's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0007588[15].
  • excretion's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

excretion's instance of is recorded as biological process[3]. Recorded subclass of include system process[4] and expulsion[5]. excretion is the opposite of eating[7].

Why It Matters

excretion has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] excretion is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0329596-exkrece
    Instance of
    Described by source Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition +1
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0329596-exkrece, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
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