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English
Etymology
From Middle French fecal, from Latin faex, equivalent to feces + -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fecal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to feces.
1973, Water Resources Research Catalog - Volume 8, Issue 1, page 732:Differential biochemical or physiological characteristics which correlate with aerogenesis at elevated incubation temperatures will be adapted towards a fecal coliform procedure and towards converting a total coliform procedure under development to give a fecal coliform count as well.
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Interlingua
Adjective
fecal (not comparable)
- fecal
Middle French
Adjective
fecal m (feminine singular fecale, masculine plural fecaulx, feminine plural fecales)
- fecal
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: fe‧cal
Adjective
fecal m or f (plural fecais, not comparable)
- fecal (relating to feces)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French fécal.
Adjective
fecal m or n (feminine singular fecală, masculine plural fecali, feminine and neuter plural fecale)
- fecal
Declension
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /feˈkal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: fe‧cal
Adjective
fecal m or f (masculine and feminine plural fecales)
- fecal
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