Hyperexcrete

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To excrete excessively.

    "However, because not all combinations of these amino acids have been carefully tested in kinetic studies, some of the amino acids may be hyperexcreted because their (intact) absorption system is inhibited by other amino acids whose transport system is defective."

Example

More examples

"However, because not all combinations of these amino acids have been carefully tested in kinetic studies, some of the amino acids may be hyperexcreted because their (intact) absorption system is inhibited by other amino acids whose transport system is defective."

Etymology

From hyper- + excrete.

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