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1. (n.) concretion
the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
2. concretion
the state of being concreted.
3. concretion
a solid mass formed by or as if by coalescence or cohesion:
a concretion of melted candies.
4. concretion
anything that is made real, tangible, or particular.
5. concretion
a solid or calcified mass in the body formed by a disease process.
6. concretion
a rounded mass of mineral matter occurring in sandstone, clay, etc., often in concentric layers about a nucleus.
Etymology: (1535–45; < L)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) concretion
the formation of stonelike objects within a body organ (e.g., the kidneys)
2. (noun) calculus, concretion
a hard lump produced by the concretion of mineral salts; found in hollow organs or ducts of the body
"renal calculi can be very painful"
3. (noun) compaction, compression, concretion, densification
an increase in the density of something
4. (noun) coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination
the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Concretion
the process of concreting; the process of uniting or of becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass; solidification
2. (noun) Concretion
a mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation, induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus
3. (noun) Concretion
a rounded mass or nodule produced by an aggregation of the material around a center; as, the calcareous concretions common in beds of clay
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