Chem. Also 9 -ine. [f. L. excrēt- (see EXCRETE v.) + -IN.] (See quots.)
1854. Proc. Royal Soc., VII. 153. This crystalline body the author [W. Marcet] proposes to call Excretine.
1889. Morley & Muir, Watts’ Dict. Chem., II. 530/1. Excretin C20H36O…. Obtained by exhausting fresh excrements with boiling alcohol and leaving the solution to stand for a week…. 100 pounds of fresh excrements yielded 8 grams of pure excretin.
