\Rec"re*ment\ (r?k"r?*ment), n. [L. recrementum; pref.
re- re- + cernere, cretum, to separate, sift: cf. F.
r['e]cr['e]ment.]
1. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful;
   dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore.

2. (Med.)
   (a) Excrement. [Obs.]
   (a) A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed
       by it.