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concretion

[ kon-kree-shuhn, kong- ]

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noun

the act or process of concreting or becoming substantial; coalescence; solidification.
the state of being concreted.
a solid mass formed by or as if by coalescence or cohesion:
a concretion of melted candies.
anything that is made real, tangible, or particular.
Pathology. a solid or calcified mass in the body formed by a disease process.
Geology. a rounded mass of mineral matter occurring in sandstone, clay, etc., often in concentric layers about a nucleus.

concretion

/ kənˈkriːʃən /

the act or process of coming or growing together; coalescence
a solid or solidified mass
something made real, tangible, or specific
any of various rounded or irregular mineral masses formed by chemical precipitation around a nucleus, such as a bone or shell, that is different in composition from the sedimentary rock that surrounds it
pathol another word for calculus

First recorded in 1535–45; from Latin concrētiōn- (stem of concrētiō ); concrete, -ion

A concretion of rounded quartz pebbles, cemented by ferruginous matter, apparently of recent formation.

In the first place, what common element is there in matter, form, and the concretion of matter and form?

Phleb′olite, a calcareous concretion found in a vein; Phlebol′ogy, science of the veins; Phleb′orrhage, venous hemorrhage.

Again, The concretion of Ice will not endure a dry attrition without liquation; for if it be rubbed long with a cloth, it melteth.

And many bodies will coagulate upon commixture, whose separated natures promise no concretion.

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