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Concretion
noun
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Noun
- 1 The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass. countable, uncountable
- 2 the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts wordnet
- 3 A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence. countable, uncountable
- 4 an increase in the density of something wordnet
- 5 A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor. countable, uncountable
"Of the three beds, the central one is the most compact, and more like ordinary sandstone: it includes numerous flattened spherical concretions."
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- 6 a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body wordnet
- 7 The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action. countable, uncountable
""My new statue!" said Kenyon. . . . "It is the concretion of a good deal of thought, emotion, and toil of brain and hand.""
- 8 the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys) wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from French concrétion, or Latin concretio.
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