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concretion

The English word “concretion” has 4 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The process of aggregating or coalescing into a mass.
  2. A solid, hard mass formed by a process of aggregation or coalescence.
  3. A rounded mass of a mineral, sometimes found in sedimentary rock or on the ocean floor.
  4. The action of making something concrete or the result of such an action.

Etymology

Borrowed from French concrétion, or Latin concretio.

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