defecator
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def·e·cate
(dĕf′ĭ-kāt′)v. def·e·cat·ed, def·e·cat·ing, def·e·cates
v.intr.
To void feces from the bowels.
v.tr.
1. To void (feces) from the bowels.
2. To remove impurities from (a liquid, such as fruit juice), especially in sugar refining.
[Latin dēfaecāre, to clean the dregs from : dē-, de- + faex, faec-, dregs.]
def′e·ca′tion n.
def′e·ca′tor n.
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| Noun | 1. |  defecator - a person who defecates |