fecal
adj.adj. relating to solid waste that leaves the body after food is digested. It is a medical or scientific word for things connected to poop.
adj. relating to, consisting of, or contained in feces. Typically used in medical, biological, or forensic contexts to describe waste matter or contamination.
The doctor requested a fecal sample for the lab test.
The city issued a warning after high levels of fecal bacteria were discovered in the local river after the storm.
Environmental scientists use fecal markers to track the migration patterns of elusive mammals without needing to capture or disturb the animals in their natural habitat.
From Middle French fecal, from Latin faex, equivalent to feces + -al.
Typically used in technical or clinical contexts; precedes the noun it modifies.
the fecal of the animalthe feces of the animalFecal is an adjective and must modify a noun; the noun form for the waste itself is feces.